We also found a well preserved terra cotta antefix which certainly indicates a very early date for the temple. From Wordnik.com. [The Assos Journals of Francis H. Bacon] Reference
Close to the back wall, a deposit was exposed with some special finds, such as an antefix (a piece of terracotta roof decoration, being the front of the lowest row of covering tiles, see Find of the Week), a rare type of oil lamp, and several decorated pottery sherds. From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Odeion Report 2] Reference
Terracotta antefix -- the outer face of the lowest tile from a down sloping row of "Corinthian" covering tiles, which covered the curved or upstanding joints of the large horizontal tiles below them, so that no rain could infiltrate the roof). From Wordnik.com. [Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Find of the Week 2 2007] Reference
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