Hamlin, Alfred Dwight Foster, 1855-1926 · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 146
ium or antefix of terra-cotta, and thestele-heads in Plate VIL Stele-heads. Closely related to the acroteria and antefix^e are thestele-heads, i.e., the upperends or finials of memorial,sepulchral or votive stones.Apparently the earliestsepulchral steles weretopped with a gable-formed finish… … Fig. 150. Painted Terra-cottaAktefix. 119 A HISTORY OF ORNAMENT (aloeQ on the flat top of a square or round stele (Fig-ure 151, page 113). With the increased vogue of canneddecoration the painted stele-heads disappeared and thecarved tj^pe was elaborated into a remarkably beautifuldesign,…
Decoration and ornament -- History
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