palmette
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of palmette
From French, dating back to 1835–45; see origin at palm 2, -ette
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The earliest Attic examples are also surmounted by a simple ornament, especially the palmette between volutes, partly in relief, and partly in colour.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith
The pediment is surmounted by an acroterion, consisting of a palmette between two large volutes, which are for the most part restorations.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith
An ever present feature, also, is the palmette acroterium, treated in conventional ceramic style.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
One is a bronze jug, upon which are represented two griffins, facing each other by the sides of a palmette, with a flowing band of vine-leaves surrounding the body above.
From The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia by F. Hamilton (Frederick Hamilton) Jackson
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
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