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Definition of Antefixes

Antefixes
Antefix An"te*fix`, n.; pl. E. Antefixes; L. Antefixa. [L. ante + fixus fixed.] (Arch.) (a) An ornament fixed upon a frieze. (b) An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the joint tiles of the roof. (c) An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice, sometimes pierced for the escape of water.

Meaning of Antefixes from wikipedia

- "Italian fictile antefixes of the Πότνια θηρῶν". In: Revue des Études Anciennes. Tome 24, 1922, n°2. pp. 93–100. DOI: Italian fictile antefixes of the Πότνια...
- with the anthemion ornament. In less grand buildings moulded ceramic antefixes, usually terracotta, might be decorated with figures heads, either of...
- statuary that decorated the rooflines, and the elaborate revetments and antefixes, in colourful terracotta in earlier examples, that enlivened the entablature...
- used for the decoration of monumental buildings, but were still shown on antefixes of smaller structures throughout the next century. Apart from temples...
- mostly in Italy, have good collections of attractively shaped and painted antefixes in particular. Vitruvius specifies three doors and three cellae, one for...
- the compluvium was edged with a row of highly ornamented tiles, called antefixes, on which a mask or some other figure was moulded. At the corners there...
- Roofline is used to describe the fascia, soffits, bargeboards and antefixes that forms the frontage immediately below the roof and the eaves of many homes...
- Architectural terracotta can also refer to decorated ceramic elements such as antefixes and revetments, which had a large impact on the appearance of temples...
- found on architectural elements such as temple pediments, and ornamental antefixes and acroteria, or decorating various round objects, such as shields, coins...
- various aspects of its construction, including the making and painting of antefixes and other terracotta decorations. Built of wood, this temple was destro****...