[jasonjamerson]

I have been trying to figure out the origin of egg and dart for years. This is an interesting direction to explore, I guess with some artistic license over centuries I could see that it evolved from the tip points of structural members. Maybe the rings of a wooden pole splitting from drying out.

[unwind]

Clarifying link [1] for people like myself who are clearly behind on their architectural nomenclature studies.

[1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg-and-dart

[Ericson2314]

Article claims it comes from the opium poppy. Huh...