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Antefixes

LC control no.sh2001001392
LC classificationNA2915
Topical headingAntefixes
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Variant(s)Antifixa
Antifixae
See alsoArchitecture--Details
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Found inWork cat.: 2001515202: Knoop, R. Antefixa Satricana : sixth-century architectural terracottas from the sanctuary of Mater Matuta at Satricum (Le Ferriere), 1987 (antefixes; antefixa)
Dict. of architecture and construction, 2000 (antefix: a decorated upright slab used in classical architecture and derivatives to close or conceal the open end of a row of tiles which cover the joints of roof tiles; a similar ornament on the ridge of roofs)
Penguin dict. of architecture, 1977 (antefixae: ornamental blocks on the edge of a roof to conceal the ends of the tiles)