- a statue, tripod, disc, urn,
palmette or some
other sculpted feature.
Acroteria are also
found in
Gothic architecture. They are
sometimes incorporated...
-
acroteria were
sculptured by Timotheus,
except for that at the
centre of the east
pediment which is the work of the architect. The
palmate acroteria have...
- In 1993, the roof was
ornamented with
seven large,
painted aluminum acroteria designed by Kent
Bloomer with owl
figures by
Raymond Kaskey. The acroterium...
- the
goddess of youth, but
Hygieia is also possible. The
eastern corner acroteria were
Nereids riding dolphins, one of
which is in
Athens (inv. NM 3397...
-
Supplements V. Baltimore. Gottlieb,
Carla (1957). "The
Pediment Sculpture and
Acroteria from the
Hephaisteion and
Temple of Ares in the
Agora at Athens". American...
-
Asclepieium on Kos (probably the sons of Praxiteles).
Three of the four
acroteria have been identified. They
depicted the
murder of the
Niobids by Apollo...
- he was "attic-trained."
Paeonius won the
commission to
decorate the
acroteria of the
Temple of Zeus at Olympia, as
described in the
pedestal inscription...
- simae,
gutters in the form of lion-head and
acroteria in the form of anthemia, as well as
parts of Nike
acroteria belong also to
various buildings of the...
-
exterior friezes with
figures in
relief were much less common. Many
acroteria,
antefixes and
other elements were
brightly coloured. In the
early Empire...
-
architectural elements such as
temple pediments, and
ornamental antefixes and
acroteria, or
decorating various round objects, such as shields, coins, and the...
