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neck. Upper cylindrical element forming a circular
band at the top of a Roman
Doric or
Tuscan column defined by the
astragal between it and the top of the shaft and the mouldings under the
echinus of the
capital. It also occurs in some versions of the Greek
Ionic Order, as in the Erechtheion, Athens (
c.421–407 bc), where it is exquisitely ornamented with
anthemion and
palmette. See also
hypotrachelion.
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