Socle (architecture)
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In architecture, a socle is a short plinth used to support a pedestal, sculpture, or column. In English, the term tends to be most used for the bases for rather small sculptures, with plinth or pedest
Bust on a round socle
Statue with inscription on what is called the socle in French; more likely the plinth in English.
House of the Vetti interior wall sections
House of the Tiles
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The House of the Tiles is a monumental Early Bronze Age building located at the archaeological site of Lerna in southern Greece. It is notable for several architectural features that were advanced for
Socle (architecture)
…of the plans of ancient buildings only in their stone-built lower walls, as at the city of Olynthos. A very early example is the two-storey fortified House of the Tiles at Lerna in the Peloponnese, built of mud-brick over a stone socle, with much use of wood, and clay for the floors and as stucco for the walls. This…
Remains of the house's stairway
Lerna archaeological site with remains of buildings and fortifications