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Definition of Antefixes
1. antefix [n] - See also: antefix
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antefixes
Literary usage of Antefixes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Temple of Apollo Bassitas by Frederick A. Cooper (1996)
"Restored antefixes, type B and type A Type A The bottom portion of type A antefixes
forms an approximate semicircle, Ca. 0.25 m. in diameter. ..."
2. History of Ancient Pottery: Greek, Etruscan, and Roman by Henry Beauchamp Walters, Samuel Birch (1905)
"Many later antefixes with remains of colouring have been found at Tarentum, the
subjects being chiefly heads of women or mythological personages. ..."
3. Proceedings of the International Conference on Greek Architectural by Nancy A. Winter (1994)
"The second group of antefixes is composed of four fragments, which are decorated
with ... These antefixes of Group 2 bear some resemblance to those found in ..."
4. The Greek Tile Works At Corinth: The Site And The Findsby Gloria S. Merker by Gloria S. Merker (2006)
"Lotus-palmette antefixes: RT36, and on combination Corinthian tile ... Palmette
antefixes for cover tiles of Corinthian type ..."
5. Corinth: The Centenary, 1896-1996 by Charles K. Williams, Nancy Bookidis (2003)
"... decorated with antefixes; (3) combination ridge tiles, which folded over the
peak of the roof; and (4) sima tiles, which provided a gutter above the ..."
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