strigillation
strigillation.
1. Repeated upright flutes or reeds on a flat band such as a fascia or frieze.
2. Repeated closely spaced S-shaped flutes, commonly enriching the sides of Classical or Neo-Classical sarcophagi.
1. Repeated upright flutes or reeds on a flat band such as a fascia or frieze.
2. Repeated closely spaced S-shaped flutes, commonly enriching the sides of Classical or Neo-Classical sarcophagi.
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