An anta capital is the crowning portion of an anta, the front edge of a supporting wall in Greek temple architecture. The anta is generally crowned by a stone block designed to spread the load from superstructure (entablature) it supports, called an "anta capitals" when it is structural, or sometimes "pilaster capital" if it is only decorative as often during the Roman period.
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| - An anta capital is the crowning portion of an anta, the front edge of a supporting wall in Greek temple architecture. The anta is generally crowned by a stone block designed to spread the load from superstructure (entablature) it supports, called an "anta capitals" when it is structural, or sometimes "pilaster capital" if it is only decorative as often during the Roman period. (en)
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| - Left image: Characteristic design of the Ionic anta capital . (en)
- Right image: Corinthian anta capital at the Niha Bekaa Roman Temple, 1st century AD. (en)
- Left image: Greek Corinthian anta capital. (en)
- Right image: A characteristically rectangular Ionic anta capital, with extensive bands of floral patterns in prolongation of adjoining friezes at the Erechtheion . (en)
- Left image: Characteristic shape of the Doric anta capital. (en)
- Right image: Doric anta capital at the Athenian Treasury . (en)
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| - Doric anta Athenian Treasury.jpg (en)
- Doric anta characteristic shape.jpg (en)
- Greek Corinthian anta capital.jpg (en)
- Ionic anta capital at the Erechtheum.jpg (en)
- Sofa capital Erechteion.jpg (en)
- Corinthian anta capital at the Niha Beeka Roman Temple.jpg (en)
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| - An anta capital is the crowning portion of an anta, the front edge of a supporting wall in Greek temple architecture. The anta is generally crowned by a stone block designed to spread the load from superstructure (entablature) it supports, called an "anta capitals" when it is structural, or sometimes "pilaster capital" if it is only decorative as often during the Roman period. In order not to protrude unduly from the wall, these anta capitals usually display a rather flat surface, so that the capital has more or less a brick-shaped structure overall. The anta capital can be more or less decorated depending on the artistic order it belongs to, with designs, at least in ancient Greek architecture, often quite different from the design of the column capitals it stands next to. This difference disappeared with Roman times, when anta or pilaster capitals have design very similar to those of the column capitals. (en)
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