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Egyptian
/ Egyptian Revival Architecture ........................
Illustrated Architecture Dictionary
Egyptian cornice
Also called:
- Egyptian gorge
- Cavetto cornice, a type of
- Gorge-and-roll cornice
- Gorge cornice
The characteristic cornice of most Egyptian buildings, consisting of a large cavetto molding decorated with vertical leaves, and a roll molding below
Cavetto: round concave molding continuing at least a quarter circle.
Roll molding: any convex, rounded molding, which has (wholly or in part) a cylindrical form
Examples from Buffalo architecture:
- Illustration above: Daniel Good Mausoleum, Section 23, Forest Lawn Cemetery
- 204 Allen St.
Other examples:
