noun
- an ornamental crowning ornament along the eaves of a classical building, especially at the end of roof tiles
Usage: architecture
Examples
- The ancient Greek temple featured elaborate antefixes decorated with palmette motifs.
- Archaeologists discovered several terracotta antefixes among the ruins.
- The restoration project included recreating the missing antefixes on the building’s roofline.
- Each antefix was carefully crafted to match the original Roman design.
- The museum’s collection includes painted antefixes from various Mediterranean sites.