| LC control no. | sh2021007004 |
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| Topical heading | Socles (Architecture) |
| Variant(s) | Zocles (Architecture) |
| See also | Architecture--Details Pedestals |
| Found in | Work cat.: Divinities on the second-story vedibandha of Kumbha's Kīrtti-stambha, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan, India, 1965-2000, via University of Washington digital collections, International Collections, Aug. 26, 2021 (a vedibandha is a type of socle) Art & architecture thesaurus online, Aug. 26, 2021 (socles; UF zocles; SN Blocks, usually plain, forming the low pedestals of statues or columns, and also for the plain faces at the lower part of walls or pedestals) Collins dctionary website, Aug. 26, 2021 (socle: a projecting foundation piece, as for a wall, column or statue) Merriam-Webster website, Aug. 26, 2021 (socle: a projecting usually molded member at the foot of a wall or pier or beneath the base of a column, pedestal, or superstructure) Wikipedia, Aug. 26, 2021 (socle (architecture); in architecture, a socle is a short plinth used to support a pedestal, sculpture, or column; in English, the term tends to be most used for the bases for rather small sculptures, with plinth or pedestal preferred for larger examples; Wikipedia also has an article on socle as a mathematical term) |
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