- 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...
- 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...
- the
early sixth century BC on
vases and as
freestanding sculptures or
acroteria. In the
Archaic period, Nike does not yet have a
specific fixed iconography...
- In 1993, the roof was
ornamented with
seven large,
painted aluminum acroteria designed by Kent
Bloomer with owl
figures by
Raymond Kaskey. The acroterium...
-
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."
Paionios won the
commission to
decorate the
acroteria of the
Temple of Zeus at Olympia, as
described in the
pedestal inscription...
-
architectural elements such as
temple pediments, and
ornamental antefixes and
acroteria, or
decorating various round objects, such as shields, coins, and the...
-
architectural details: balustrades, pilasters, festoons, cartouches,
acroteria, with a
prominent display of
richly detailed clasps (agrafes), brackets...
-
exterior friezes with
figures in
relief were much less common. Many
acroteria,
antefixes and
other elements were
brightly coloured. In the
early Empire...
