Marble akroterion, Classical, ca. 350–325 , Greek, Attic, Marble, H. through center 4 1/8 in. ( cm), Stone Sculpture


Marble akroterion, Classical, ca. 350–325 , Greek, Attic, Marble, H. through center 4 1/8 in. ( cm), Stone Sculpture, Restored: ends of all but one palmette leaf, parts of the volutes. Both faces of the akroterion are carved. The front is decorated in relief with a double palmette, its stems rising in the form of spiral tendrils from a bed of acanthus leaves; the flower at the top once had a painted stem


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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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