Gutta

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Cone-shaped gutta pictured below the triglyph in the Doric order
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Cone-shaped gutta pictured below the triglyph in the Doric order

Gutta (plural guttae) is a small water-repelling, cone-shaped peg used in the architrave of the Doric order in classical architecture, below the narrow taenia (fillet) and cymatium. Water drips over the edges, away from the edge of the building.

Six guttae are placed under the trim of the triglyph, and six in three rows under the slabs.

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