acroterium
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The term is often restricted to the plinth, which forms the podium merely for the acroterium.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
Mr. Failing, who was sitting alone in the garden too ill to read, heard a shout, "Am I an acroterium?"
From The Longest Journey by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)
Fortunately a notable example has been preserved in the acroterium of the gable of the Heraion at Olympia, 51 a great disk of clay over seven feet in diameter.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
In the great acroterium of the Heraion, for example, the surface was first covered with a dark varnish-like coating on which the drawing was incised down to the original clay.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
An ever present feature, also, is the palmette acroterium, treated in conventional ceramic style.
From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various
Decorative Stelae.—The stelae crowned with the palmette and acanthus acroteria are described below, Nos. 599-618.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
Above, a pediment with acroteria and a rosette; also an honorary wreath.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
Some of this sculpture has been found; the acroteria are Nereids mounted on sea-horses, and one pediment contained a battle of Greeks and Amazons.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various
And finally, single statues or groups might be placed, as acroteria, upon the apex and lower corners of a pediment.
From A History of Greek Art by Tarbell, Frank Bigelow
Above is an olive wreath, containing the words Ὁ δῆμος; also a pediment, having acroteria, and containing a rosette.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by Smith, A. H.
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