frieze

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Above them sits a gleaming frieze of 42 judges, each marked with a golden Ma’at feather.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

They’re lined up like figures on the carved frieze of a Roman sarcophagus, except the slight tilt of the camera has them poised to slide out of the frame.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

As Pareja, Brito’s silhouette is powerful, especially when Vilaro places him in the middle of dancers, frozen in place as if caught in a frieze.

From New York Times • Apr. 26, 2024

London holds 17 pedimental figures, 15 panels and 247 feet of the frieze.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2023

He looked up at the English alphabet in a frieze on the classroom walls.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides