This week’s Ask OMS word is Columna Rostrata or Rostral Column.

Definition:   In Roman architecture, an ornamental column decorated with ships’ prows to celebrate a naval victory.

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Definition source:  The Penguin Dictionary of Architecture by John Fleming; Hugh Honour and Nikolaus Pevsner; Penguin Books Ltd. 3rd Edition, 1983.

Image source:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigraphy

Columna Rostrata