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Technical Dictionary
Seni, guilds. Seljuks, Turkish Islamic dynasty of western Asia, in the 11th,
12th & 13th cents. Sesha, serpent deity. Shaft, portion of a column between base and capital. Sikhara, spire or tower. Shrine, sanctuary, most sacred portion of a temple. Sill, shelf or slab in front of window. Silpa sastra, ancient Indian treatise on building construction and
allied arts. Silpi laksmana, architect. Sinha, lion. Sinhasana, lion throne; throne for a statue of the Buddha, usually
supported on figures of lions. Sinha stambha, lion pillar. Siras, capital of a pillar. Siva Kanda, pentagonal pillar. Skanda kanda, hexagonal pillar. Soffit, underside of any architectural member. Soma sutra, spout to carry away oblations in the shrine of a
temple. Sopana, flight of steps, stairs. Sridhara, pillar with octagonal shaft and square base. Sringa, quarter sikhara like a turret attached to the main sikhara.
Staggered, not opposite, not in line. Stambha, column, pillar (in Gujarati, tekana). Steeple, spire, sikhara, lofty structure above a church. Stele, upright slab or pillar sometimes inscribed as a gravestone. Stellate, arranged like a star, radiating. Stencil, pattern inscribed or painted by means of a cut plate. Stereobate, solid platform. Sthapti, master craftsman. Stockade, line of posts as a fence or barrier. Story, bhumikha, space between two adjacent floors. String-course, a horizontal moulding often under a parapet.
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