Glossary · C
Cavetto cornice
Also called gorge, Egyptian gorge, cavetto, gorge cornice
The crowning moulding of Egyptian walls: a deep concave quarter-round (the gorge) that flares outward under a flat top band, set above a torus roll. It is thought to recall the tops of reed or palm-rib walls bent outward by their own weight.
See also: Torus moulding
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Ancient World.
A feature of Achaemenid Persian architecture.
Nearby in the glossary
Catena d’acqua · Catenary · Cavea · Cavetto · Cejiao · Cella · Centring · Chadar