Definition of Acroterial. Meaning of Acroterial. Synonyms of Acroterial

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Definition of Acroterial

Acroterial
Acroterial Ac`ro*te"ri*al ([a^]k`r[-o]*t[=e]"r[i^]*al), a. Pertaining to an acroterium; as, acroterial ornaments. --P. Cyc.

Meaning of Acroterial from wikipedia

- century BC Statue of a goddess, probably Aphrodite (early 4th century BC) Acroterial statue of Winged Nike, flying to the right (4th century BC) The Kleroterion...
- dedicated to Minerva. Placed on high plinths, this series of statues were acroterial. They stood some twelve metres above the ground level and even though...
- built 500–490 BC. The female consort who appears with Bacchus in the acroterial statues there may be either Semele or Ariadne. The pair were part of the...
- pilasters and cornices of sandstone. The tympanum is crowned with decorative acroterial pyxes or urns. In the center is an oval window, surmounted by a medallion...
- Acroterial statue of harpy-siren, beginning of the 5th century BC, from Gabii...
- Arab Faqih writes They set out, arrived and burned the church down. Its acroterial ornaments were of gold, and the cross above it was of red gold. They stripped...
- ****enistic period is the temple of Artemis at Epidaurus. It had winged acroterial Nike, of which four remain, now without their wings. Her style shows a...
- Etruscan temple) or the superstitions and beliefs that accompanied it (acroterial statues such as the "cowboy of Murlo"). Etruscan mythology, adapted from...
- surmounted by a basket-shaped vase, reminiscent of the pavilion's four acroterial ornaments. All the arcades, pilasters and facades were covered with trelliswork...