Attic base

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The Attic base is a classical architectural column base characterized by a series of convex and concave moldings, widely used in Greek and Roman architecture and later adopted in Renaissance and Neoclassical designs.

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Attic base canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural element ⓘ
column base type ⓘ
associatedWith Composite order ⓘ
Corinthian order ⓘ
Ionic order ⓘ
classical orders ⓘ
contrastedWith Doric base ⓘ
documentedIn Renaissance architectural pattern books ⓘ
classical architectural treatises ⓘ
foundIn civic buildings ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ
temple architecture ⓘ
hasCharacteristic series of convex and concave moldings ⓘ
hasFunction decorative ⓘ
structural ⓘ
hasOrigin Attica region of ancient Greece ⓘ
linked to: ancient Attica
hasPart plinth ⓘ
scotia molding ⓘ
torus molding ⓘ
hasShape circular in plan ⓘ
influenced later European architectural design ⓘ
materialUsed concrete ⓘ
marble ⓘ
stone ⓘ
stucco ⓘ
positionInStructure above plinth ⓘ
below column shaft ⓘ
between column shaft and stylobate ⓘ
relatedConcept base molding ⓘ
column order ⓘ
molding profile ⓘ
stylePeriod Classical ⓘ
Hellenistic ⓘ
Neoclassical Revival ⓘ
Renaissance Revival ⓘ
Roman Imperial ⓘ
terminologyUsedIn architectural history ⓘ
classical architecture studies ⓘ
typicalProfile torus–scotia–torus sequence ⓘ
usedFor supporting column loads ⓘ
transition between column and floor ⓘ
usedIn Greek architecture ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ
Roman architecture ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Corinthian order → baseType → Attic base ⓘ
Ionic order → hasBaseType → Attic base ⓘ
Composite order → standardBaseType → Attic base ⓘ
Ionian order → hasBaseType → Attic base ⓘ
Corinthian order → typicalColumnBaseType → Attic base ⓘ
subject linked to: Corinthian