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Egg-and-dart
Egg-and-dart
or
Egg-and-tongue
is an
ornamental
device often carved in wood, stone, or plaster quarter-round
ovolo
moulding
s, consisting of an
egg-shaped
object alternating with an element shaped like an
arrow
,
anchor
or
dart
. Egg-and-dart enrichment of the
ovolo molding
of the
Ionic capital
is found in
Ancient Greek
architecture at the
Erechtheion
and was used by the
Roman
s. The
motif
has also been common in
neoclassical architecture
.
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