At the lower end of each row of imbrex tiles was an antefix, or decorative terminal. |
The eaves and corners of all the tiers are adorned with the typical Pagan flame ornament, or antefix. |
The photograph shows the bottom half of the antefix that is now in the museum, yet is paired with a different top half that was never acquired by the Getty. |
The university recently returned to the Sicilian art authorities a terra cotta antefix, or roof ornament, in the shape of a leopard. |
But in the case of an Etruscan terra-cotta antefix, or roof ornament, installed on the ground floor of the Getty Villa, Mr. Brand said that a photograph seized from Mr. Medici was only a partial match. |
The antefix has the breadth of a hole and one eighth, and the thickness of one hole. |