Description: Lantefissa un elemento della copertura dei tetti posto sulla testata delle travi del tetto o a occlusione dei canali terminali delle tegole negli edifici greci etruschi e romani In legno o terracotta lantefissa pu avere forma di palmetta di testa umana di Gorgone eccAn antefix from Latin antefigere to fasten before is a vertical block which terminates the covering tiles of the roof of a tiled roof In grand buildings the face of each stone antefix was richly carved often with the anthemion ornament In less grand buildings moulded ceramic antefixae usually terracotta might be decorated with figures or other ornament especially in the Greek Etruscan and Roman period By this time they were found on many large buildings including private houses
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Date: 2017-06-11
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