Attic base

(Arch.)	a peculiar form of molded base for a column or pilaster, described by Vitruvius, applied under the Roman Empire to the Ionic and Corinthian and "Roman Doric" orders, and imitated by the architects of the Renaissance.
(Arch.)	See under Attic.

A circular Ionic column base with an upper and lower torus joined by a concave scotia molding bordered with a pair of quadra fillets.

Attic base The base of a column of the Ionic order consisting of an upper torus and a lower

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