Egg-and-dart
A decorative molding carved with a series of rounded ovals and arrowheads
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Egg-and-Dart
Also called egg-and-anchor or egg-and-tongue, this is a finish decoration for cornices, ovolos, fireplace mantels, and other Classical elements. The first egg -and-dart can be seen in the Acropolis in Athens (500 B.C.).
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Embellished cornices, usually with dentil moldings and egg-and-dart molding underneath
Small one-story portico or entry porch with columns or entryway with classical detailing and decorative motifs such as festoons, urns, swags and garlands ...
The echinus itself is decorated with an egg-and-dart motif. The Ionic shaft comes with four more flutes than the Doric counterpart (totalling 24). The Ionic base has two convex moldings called tori which are separated by a scotia.
Edge railOn a railway, a rail on which flanged wheels can run. Compare plate rail.Edge rollA form of roll moulding, usually three-quarters of a circle in section (also called bowtell).Egg-and-dart ...
 See also: Architecture, Egg, Classical, Capital, Cornice
  
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