Illustrated Egyptian Architecture Dictionary ........................ Illustrated Architecture Dictionary

Egyptian cornice

Also called:

Egyptian

Egyptian Revival

The characteristic cornice of most Egyptian buildings, consisting of a large cavetto molding decorated with vertical leaves, and a torus molding below

Molding


Examples from Buffalo architecture:

Other examples:


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