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Belevi, Mausoleum
Author(s) : Ruggendorfer Peter (4/4/2002)
For citation: Ruggendorfer Peter, "Belevi, Mausoleum", 2002,Encyclopaedia of the Hellenic World, Asia MinorURL: <http://www.ehw.gr/l.aspx?id=10379>
GLOSSARY
anthemion (Palmette) A floral decorative motif in the form of a palmette, very widespread in the Greek art and architecture.
crepis / crepidoma The solid mass of stepped masonry serving as the visible base of a building. The crepidoma usually consists of three steps. The top step from which the columns spring is called the stereobate.
metope (1. architecture, 2. painting) 1. Rectangular element separating the triglyphs on a Doric frieze. Metopes often have figurative relief representations.2. rectangular area, usually at the height of the vessel's handles, depicting figural or non figural ornamental representations.
pseudo-isodomic masonry Masonry built of blocks of the same height within each course , but each course varying in height.
stylobate The top step of the crepidoma (the stepped foundation of an ancient Greek building) from which the columns rise.
1. Situation
2. Architectural description
2.1. The pedestal
2.2. The burial chamber
2.3. The upper level
2.4. The core building
3. Reconstruction
4. Pictorial or sculptural decoration and colour
4.1. The sarcophagus
4.2. The statue of an Oriental
4.3. Coffers
5. Roof sculpture
6. Construction
6.1. Materials
6.2. Masonry
6.3. Dome construction
6.4. Techniques
7. History
7.1. Date of its creation
7.2. Events
7.3. Diachronic uses
8. The history of the excavation
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