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Acanthus (ornament)

Composite capital with acanthus leaves

The acanthus (Ancient Greek: ἄκανθος) is one of the most common plant forms to make foliage ornament and decoration in the architectural tradition emanating from Greece and Rome.[1]

  1. ^ Lewis & Darley 1986, p. 20.

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