Tealight in the shape of an ancient Ionic capital. The capital is the upper part of the column, that was used in order to support the roof of the temples in Ancient Greece. The Ionic capitals are great monuments of the Ionic order, that is originated in the 6th century B.C., and of the ancient Greek architecture. The capitals are composed by spirally coiled volutes. The original candlestick is made of casted resine coated with silver-plated copper and forms an ideal art item to use at your home or in the office.
Dimensions: 8 cm x 4 cm x 5,5 cm
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The capital in architecture is the topmost member of a column and it mediates between the column and the load thrusting down upon it, broadening the area of the column's supporting surface. Capitals were used in the ancient architecture and they are used in the modern architecture, as well. In ancient greek architecture, three major orders of capitals were used - the Doric, the Ionic, and the Corinthian capital, from which are derived the capitals of Roman culture.
The Ionic order originated in the 6th century B.C.. The Ionic capital, is composed by spirally coiled volutes and the abacus. Unlike the Doric order the column does not rely on the pillar, but it has its own basis. The capital is thinner and below the volutes, the Ionic column may have a wide collar or banding separating the capital from the fluted shaft, that end up in-between the two volutes.
Ionic capitals anyone can see at the Archaeological Museum of Athens and at the Museum of Ancient Agora in the Stoa of Attalos in Athens.
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