Ante-Fixae

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Ante-Fixae (from Lat. antefigere, "to fasten before") are the vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Greek, Roman or Etruscan temple. As spaced, they take the place of the cymatium and form a cresting along the sides of the temple. The face of the ante-fixae was richly carved with the anthemion (q.v.) ornament.

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