Frieze

In architecture the frieze is the wide central section of an entablature and may be plain or– in the Ionic or Corinthian order – decorated with bas-reliefs.

The Circus (Bath), UK. Architectural detail of the frieze showing the alternating triglyphs and decorative emblems. John Wood, architect.
Frieze of the Tower of the Winds.
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