The Pediment ClipArt gallery provides 3 images of the triangular section at the top of classical buildings. The pediment rests on the entablature.

The acroterium is the pedestal on the angle or apex of a pediment, intended as a base for sculpture. (D & E)

Acroterium

The acroterium is the pedestal on the angle or apex of a pediment, intended as a base for sculpture.…

"The western pediment of the Temple of Aegina." —D'Anvers, 1895

Temple of Aegina

"The western pediment of the Temple of Aegina." —D'Anvers, 1895

Carved pediment rinceau from one of the "Sidon" sarcophagi at Constantinopole.

Pediment

Carved pediment rinceau from one of the "Sidon" sarcophagi at Constantinopole.