plinth

PLINTH

plinthis (-idis) plinthus (Vitr.).

plinth: plinthus, i, m. and f.: Vitr. 4, 7, 3. Also, plinthis, ĭdis, f. (strictly, dimin.): id.

plinth

a short rectangular element that sometimes serves as the base of a free-standing statue, at the bottom of a relief (as the ground on which a figure stands) or a plain square slab forming the lowest division of the base of a column, or podium.

Description: The plinth may be a single slab, or it may be divided into two or more gradations, each of which projects slightly before the other.

• Base
• Column
• Podium
• Shaft