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Joel Drinkard, Jr. Professor of Old Testament  and Archaeology Southern Baptist  Theological Seminary

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Ionic Capital

• For a description and drawing of the Ionic capital see click here! 

• For a picture of an Ionic capital click here!

• For the classic description Ionic capitals by the Roman architect Marcus Vitruvius Pollio, ca. 90 B.C. to 20 B.C. , click here!

Pilaster

An upright rectangular architectural structure that serves as a pier but is treated like a column and usually projects approximately one-third or less of its width from a wall. For additional information and a photo, see the following internet address: http://architecture.aboout.com/library/blgloss-pilaster.htm

See the following web site for further information on influence from East to West, from Syria-Palestine to Greece: http://www.wolftree.freeserve.co.uk/Phoenician/Phoenicians4.html#Decoration_and_Styles