Glossary of Medieval Art and Architecture
nailhead: :
an ornamental motif of small pyramids, said to represent the heads of
nails.
Very popular in the 12th century.
See also
other repetative decorative motifs
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for pronounciation.
St. Ethelred's
Norwich,England
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