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Pedimental

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ped·i·ment  (pd-mnt)
n.
1.
a. A wide, low-pitched gable surmounting the façade of a building in the Grecian style.
b. A triangular element, similar to or derivative of a Grecian pediment, used widely in architecture and decoration.
2. Geology A broad, gently sloping rock surface at the base of a steeper slope, often covered with alluvium, formed primarily by erosion.
[Alteration (influenced by Latin ps, ped-, foot) of earlier perement, probably alteration of pyramid.]
pedi·mental (-mntl) adj.
pedi·mented adj.
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The entrances were placed symmetrically at the northeast and southwest corners and were marked by aedicular gateways with large hinged doors and pedimental entablatures that bore dedicatory inscriptions.
Imagined Empire: representing imperial communities in Roman Dougga by Frakes, James F.D. / Southeastern College Art Conference Review
The statues from Aegina are not your average pedimental sculptures.
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Marble sculptures, however, proved more resilient; and the recovery of such Classical Meisterwerke as the Nike of Paionios and the 'Hermes of Praxiteles', and the pedimental pieces from the Temple of Zeus--exemplary of the so-called 'Strong' or 'Severe' style--kept connoisseurs of Greek art happy.
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