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roll molding

architecture
Also known as: bowtell molding
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  • Anthemion molding on the Erechtheum, the Acropolis, Athens, designed by Mnesicles, 5th century bc.
    molding
    / Single curved

    (6) A roll, or bowtell, molding is convex, approximating three-quarters of a circle. (7) An astragal is a small torus. (8) An apophyge molding is a small, exaggerated cavetto.

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    (6) A roll, or bowtell, molding is convex, approximating three-quarters of a circle. (7) An astragal is a small torus. (8) An apophyge molding is a small, exaggerated cavetto.

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