Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary/Acropodium

Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)

ACROPOD'IUM. A word coined from the Greek, though not found in any Greek author; the exact meaning of which is open to some doubts; but the most probable interpretation seems to be, the low square plinth commonly seen under the feet of a marble statue (Hygin. Fab. 88.), as in the illustration (Acropodium/1.1), which represents the statue of Juno, placed in front of a temple, from the Vatican Virgil. This acropodium formed a component part of the statue itself; but it also served as a sort of upper basement or podium (ἄκρον πόδιον) for the figure to rest on, when it was placed in an elevated position, or upon a regular base constructed for the purpose, as in the illustration.

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  Acropodium/1.1