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One of various color reconstructions. Decorative elements: Two tiers of Acanthus leaves, spiroidal volutes and at the center top the anthemion (honeysuckle motif)
In Architecture, acanthus describes an ornamentation in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders which depicts or resembles foliage of the Acanthus plant. Apparently acanthus plant motifs appear extensively in Medieval, Renaissance artwork, particularly in sculpture and wood carving and in friezes.
Acanthus in biology is both a common name and a genus of flowering plant.
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