An antefix is a vertical block which terminates and conceals the covering tiles of a tiled roof. It also serves to protect the join from the elements. In grand buildings, the face of each stone antefix was richly carved, often with the anthemion ornament.

Is Antefix a word?

noun, plural an·te·fix·es, an·te·fix·a [an-tuh-fik-suh]. Architecture. an upright ornament at the eaves of a tiled roof, to conceal the foot of a row of convex tiles that cover the joints of the flat tiles.

What does antefix?

(ˈæntɪˌfɪks ) nounWord forms: plural -fixes or -fixa (-ˌfɪksə) a carved ornament at the eaves of a roof to hide the joint between the tiles.