The volute was a characteristic detail of which type of Greek column capital?

A) Doric
B) Corinthian
C) Ionic
D) Acanthus

Volute

A spiral, scroll-like form characteristic of the ancient Greek Ionic and the Roman Composite capital.

Ionic

One of the two systems (or orders) invented in ancient Greece for articulating the three units of the elevation of a classical building: the platform, the colonnade, and the superstructure (entablature). The Ionic order is characterized by, among other features, volutes, capitals, columns with bases, and an uninterrupted frieze. See also Doric.

Greek Column Capital

The topmost element of a column in Greek architecture, varying in design - Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian - and serving both structural and decorative purposes.