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Ante-fixae
From LoveToKnow 1911
ANTE-FIXAE (from Lat. antefigere, to fasten before), the vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Greek temple; ...
Ante-fixae (from Latin antefigere, to fasten before), the vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Greek temple; as spaced they take the place of the cymatium and form a cresting along the sides of the temple.
 See also: Ornament, Greek, Anthemion, Cymatium, Cresting
  
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