triglyph

Definitions

A vertically channeled tablet of the Doric frieze.

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“An interesting architectural point⟳ is raised by some stone carvings, with a vertical triple-grooved design⟳. So often is this design⟳ found that Mr. Fyfe, when discussing its occurrence on a miniature fresco at Knossos, calls it the most distinctive architectural ornament of the age. There is every probability that we may see⟳ in it the prototype of the "Triglyphs" that alternate with Metopes on the entablature of the Doric Temple.”

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