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Vitruvian scroll

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Vitruvian scroll

A series of scrolls connected by a stylized wavelike continuous band; also called a wave scroll.
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Vitruvian scroll
A common motif in classical ornament: a series of scrolls connected by a wave-like band; also called a wave scroll or running dog.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Architecture and Construction. Copyright © 2003 by McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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