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Impost blocks

Scope note

Stones, usually with the shape of a truncated inverted pyramid, placed between capitals and the arches that spring from them. GARD86

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30001163

Broader Terms used

<arch components>

Equivalent Terms used

impost block

Created

13yrs ago

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