Definition: Capitoline, Provenance, Comparanda

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Provenance

Chronology of the ownership, custody or location of a historical object

 

Comparanda

Objects selected for comparison to try and confirm identity of historical portrayals of figures

 

Capitoline

Of or having to do with one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built, especially the Temple of Jupiter on one

 

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Definition: Acroteria, Quadriga, Peripteral, Pseudoperipteral

There’s an infamous company of crypto-currency where I live named Quadriga, but this is the Quadriga that matters in my life.

 

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Definition: Cornice, Bed Mould, Dentil

Cornice

Ornamental molding around the wall of a room just below the ceiling

 

Bed mould

Moulding found under the cornice, of which it is a part, used to cover the joint between the ceiling and wall

 

Dentil

A small block used as a repeating ornament in the bedmould of a cornice

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Definition: Pileus, Liberti, Culturally Congruent Coaching

Yes, I learn rather diverse things on every given day…

 

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Definition: Plebs, Octastyle (Hexastyle, Tetrastyle), Exedrae

Octastyle also comes with hexastyle and octastyle, to describe similar architectural features.

 

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