- An
acrolith is a
composite sculpture made of
stone together with
other materials such as wood or
inferior stone such as limestone, as in the case of a...
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International Business. In 1980,
Tempelsman bought, for $1 million, two 500 BC
acroliths representing Demeter and ****phone; the
pieces consisted of two marble...
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phase dates from the mid-5th to the end of the 4th
century BC, when the
acrolith of
Apollo (440-420 BC) was
created and
another Temple of Demeter, near...
- at all
periods images might wear real
jewelry donated by devotees. The
acrolith was
another composite form, this time a cost-saving one with a
wooden body...
- and
discovered in Lycosura,
present day Arcadia, Greece. The bust is an
acrolith, a
composite of many
different materials, and is
attributed to the sculptor...
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Fragments of two
chryselephantine statues from
Delphi have been excavated. The
acrolith was
another composite form, this time a cost-saving one with a
wooden body...
- the many
other statues of
deities in
temples and
other locations. The
acrolith was
another composite form, this time a cost-saving one with a
wooden body...
- cult
images were less frequent, at
least until ****enistic times. The
acrolith was
another composite form, this time a cost-saving one with a
wooden body...
- Gr****
sculptor of the ****enistic
period from Messene,
known for his many
acroliths found in Messene, Megalopolis, Aegium,
Lycosura and
other cities of the...
- were
carved of
marble and the rest of the body made of wood is
called acrolith. The
wooden part was
usually covered either with
cloth or gold leaf. For...
