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372 HISTORY OF ART IN ANTIQUITY. likewise appears in the funereal facades of Lycia ; but, as a rule, the tombs in which it occurs (Fig. 266) look younger than those with gable roofs. In countries where winters are severe, the FIG. 266. Tomb at Antiphellus. TtfxiER, Description, Plate CCI. ogee-shaped attic was a better covering than a flat or even a triangular roof, in that the snow could more easily slip down its sides, and must therefore have been widely employed in those regions. What proves that the curvilinear roof obtained in certain
