antefix
noun
an upright ornament at the eaves of a tiled roof, to conceal the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles.
antefixal
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a word derived from
antefix.
Example Sentences
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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 A. H. Smith
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 A. H. Smith
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 A. H. Smith
