Pedestal
SUPPORT OF A STATUE OR A VASE
Plinth; Plinths; Acropodium; Pedestal (figure of speech); Pedestals; Pedistal; Plynth; Postament
A pedestal (from French piédestal, Italian piedistallo 'foot of a stall') or plinth is a support at the bottom of a statue, vase, column, or certain altars. Smaller pedestals, especially if round in shape, may be called socles.