#corbel

English corbel and section of rib vault (limestone, 15th century)

Temple C (Kalybe of Kanatha)

Kanatha (Qanawat), Hauran, Syria

2-3rd century CE

The Temple was a square structure, whose entrance façade, was made of of a four-pillar propylon, nestled between corner pillars facing north. This array, resembling the distyle in antis is quite rare in classical architecture. The four column had corbels designed for placing statues at about half their height. This decorative element is also quite rare in classical architecture, and is found only in a few sites in Syria. The space between the two main pillars in is greater than the spaces between the side pillars and it carried a Syrian gable, with its curve towards an arch is still visible.

The two long east and west walls of the temple were smooth. They stand behind the pilasters of the propylon and connect to the south wall of the temple, i.e. to a wall in the center of which is the apse. The southern wall, that is, the wall in front of the entrance, was designed as having a semicircular apse with adjacent rectangular rooms on both sides. Both rooms opened to the north, that is, towards the inner space of the temple.

 Inside the rounded wall of the apse were three ornate niches, rounded in the outline, which were arranged symmetrically: a niche with a larger opening in the center and next to it smaller niches. The inner space of the temple, which is located between the apse wall and the propylon at the entrance, and between the two long walls wasn’t roofed. Entering the temple through the Syrian gable- crowned  propylon, one would find himself standing in a rectangular plaza that stretched in front of the two-story wall with a semi-circular niche in the center, covered by a half-dome in which the emperor's statue stood.

A Kalybe (κάλὑβη) is a type of temple found in the Roman East dating from the first century and after. They were intended to serve as a public facade or stage-setting, solely for the display of statuary.They were essentially stage-sets for ritual enacted in front of them. The kalybe has been associated with the Imperial Cult.

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I’ll do headcanons for the kids that I’ve created so far.

In Undertale, Vivaldi sees little wrong with her parents openly showing each other affection. Corbel doesn’t see anything wrong with it either, but Chara’s a lot more iffy about her son seeing her smooch her husband.

In the Underfell universe, Cambria feels pretty embarrassed about her parents being all smoochy-woochy in front of her for a while, Vivaldi again sees absolutely nothing wrong with it, and Banzai... well... she’s a lot like a cat, in some ways. She just... stares at them with a big, dumb, sly grin when they get romantic with each other and she’s there to see it. And Corbel never really sees his parents interact much in a romantic manner - so much so, that he felt the need to ask them if they love each other. This... struck a chord in Papyrus, so now Chara has to practically pry her husband off herself with a crowbar.