Acanthus foliations

The calathos is ornamented with a single row of leaves, whose variations have already been remarked on in other capitals. The composition on the narrower sides of the double capital takes as its starting point a split leaf at the corners: the central spine running through the leaf is split into two; both halves of the leaf enclose a further leaf between them. The same pattern is repeated in the corners and centre of the broader sides.
The impost block is decorated with a triple fish-scale pattern. The bevelled impost frieze below consists of a row of palmettes set in heart-shaped medallions defined by the tendrils. Between the two central medaillons on the broader sides the tendrils are interlaced, more falteringly on the north, more elegantly on the south side.

heart palmette leaf foliation