In architecture, a stone in the shape of a truncated, inverted pyramid, placed between a capital and an arch that springs from it.
Capital and impost block, Church of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy. Early Byzantine. 526–547.
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Capital and impost block, Church of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy. Early Byzantine. 526–547.