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The relief is surmounted by a row of roughly indicated antefixal tiles.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

Roof tile, with antefixal end, with a palmette in relief above two volutes springing from an acanthus.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.

They stand between two Ionic columns, surmounted by an entablature, with antefixal tiles, and festoons of rosettes above.

From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.