The quality of being very old, especially of the ages before the fall of the Western Roman Empire in A.D. 476. Also, the remains of ancient times, usually referred to in the plural form, as antiquities. Also see antiquarianism , antique , antiquing , Buddhist art , Egyptian art , Etruscan art , Greek art , Hindu art , Islamic art , Roman art , and Stone Age art . A single figure with directly opposing ideas. Also, the second and contrasting part of such a juxtaposition.
Most anvils have both flat and curving surfaces .