Fußgestell, Sockel von Bildwerken oder Säulen.
hohe Sockel bei vollplastischen Figuren, auch als Postament bez.
ETYM Spanish pedestal; cf. French piédestal, Italian piedestallo; from Latin es, pedis, foot + Old High Germ. stal standing place, station, place, akin to Eng. stall. Related to Foot, and Stall, and Footstall.
1. A position of great esteem (and supposed superiority).
2. An architectural support or base (as for a column or statue); SYN. plinth, footstall.