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Papyriform

Also called papyrus column, campaniform

Of an Egyptian column: shaped like a papyrus plant or a bundle of papyrus stems, with a capital in the form of a closed bud or an open umbel (the campaniform, or bell, capital).

See also: Lotiform, Palmiform

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