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The Doric Capital
The Doric capital has two distinct parts: the upper slab called the abacus and the curved lower section called the echinus.
below diagram of a Doric capital
© Elizabeth Rankin and Amanda Skeet, Faculty of Arts, University of Auckland, 2004.