echinus

(noun)

A convex molding commonly bearing the egg-and-dart motif.

Related Terms

  • entasis
  • peripteral
  • megaron
  • pediment
  • stylobate
  • naos
  • pronaos
  • anta
  • opisthodomos
  • votives
  • entablature
  • triglyph
  • metope
  • prostyle
  • sterobate
  • tholos

Examples of echinus in the following topics:

  • Temple Architecture in the Greek Archaic Period

    • The capitals of Doric columns had a simple, unadorned square abacus and a flared echinus that was often short and squashed.
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