Double-Voluted

Built Environments & Structures Architecture

An architectural or design element consisting of two scroll-shaped ornamental figures mounted on pillar capitals. The curving shape is believed to have been inspired by ram horns. The term derives from the Latin word voluta, meaning “scroll.”

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