cymatium

[ si-mey-shee-uh m, sahy- ]

/ sɪˈmeɪ ʃi əm, saɪ- /

the uppermost member of a classical cornice or of a cornice of similar form: usually a cyma recta in classical examples. Compare sima²

Origin of cymatium

1555–65; < Latin < Greek kȳmátion, equivalent to kȳmat- (stem of kŷma wave; see cyma) + -ion diminutive suffix

The style of carving of the cymatium with its astragal should be the Lesbian.

Ten Books on Architecture |Vitruvius
This head, is worked from a block which forms the springing stone of both the cymatium and the corona of the pediment.

A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) |A. H. Smith
Let the corona and its cymatium at the top of all be carved without ornamentation, and have a projection equal to its height.

Ten Books on Architecture |Vitruvius
It forms the crowning feature of the Egyptian temples, and took the place of the cymatium in many of the Etruscan temples.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 |Various

When the crowning moulding of an entablature is of the cyma form, it is called a “cymatium.”

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 |Various

cymatium

/ (sɪˈmeɪtɪəm, -ʃɪəm) /

architect the top moulding of a classical cornice or entablature

C16: see cyma