Antefija encontrada en el foro de Caesaraugusta.
Una antefija, palabra que proviene del latín antefixa, fijar por delante, es un ornamento arquitectónico, una pieza vertical que se coloca el extremo inferior de las tejas, en las cubiertas. En grandes edificios, la cara de las antefijas de piedra son talladas con sumo detalle, a menudo con un ornamento de palmeta.
An antefix (from Latin antefigere, to fasten before) is a vertical block which terminates and conceals the covering tiles of a tiled roof. It also serves to protect the join from the elements. In grand buildings, the face of each stone antefix was richly carved, often with the anthemion ornament.[1] In less grand buildings moulded ceramic antefixes, usually terracotta, might be decorated with figures heads, either of humans, mythological creatures, or astrological iconography, especially in the Roman period. On temple roofs, maenads and satyrs were often alternated.
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