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I painted this some years ago, and I still don't know what they're called. The vases, or bowls, or whatever they are, on top of the two pillars pretending to support the porch? They're shaped like spheres sometimes. What's the term?

Best Answer

The term is "finial" which is a noun and is defined in the MW as a crowning ornament.