Old Antefix Akrokeramo Greece Greek Ceramic Floral Heart Design Type Rare
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:93853 |
They were used to decorate the top of the roofs of the public buildings and the privet houses. The antefix is a typical architectural element, frequently used in the Greek neoclassical architecture between 1860-1910.
This Antefix is called in Greece "Kalogria" or "Anthemio" it represents Floral designs and it has been made in Athens at 1890.
Height: 24cm
Length: 18cm
Width: 15cm
Pounds: 2kg
Good Condition
...>You can now use it to decorate your office or your yard - garden and you can also use them as wall decorations or book holder.
An antefix (from Latin antefigere, to fasten before) is a vertical block which terminates the covering tiles of the roof of a tiled roof. In grand buildings the face of each stone ante-fix was richly carved, often with the anthemion ornament. In less grand buildings moulded ceramic ante-fixae, usually terracotta, might be decorated with figures or other ornament.They were found on many large buildings, including private houses.
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