. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . f Areia, at Plat^a in Bo^otia, de-scribed by Pausanius, was an acrolitJi. Thiswas by Pheidias. The acrolith period is theinfancy of tlie Greek plastic art. Acropodium, Gr. (aKpov, end or point; andTToSioj, a foot). A low square plinth serving forbasement to a statue and often forming part of it. Acrop
. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . f Areia, at Plat^a in Bo^otia, de-scribed by Pausanius, was an acrolitJi. Thiswas by Pheidias. The acrolith period is theinfancy of tlie Greek plastic art. Acropodium, Gr. (aKpov, end or point; andTToSioj, a foot). A low square plinth serving forbasement to a statue and often forming part of it. Acropolis, Gr. (aKpo-noAis, upper or highercity). Prom its primary meaning the term cameto signify a fortified city. They were verynumerous, in ancient times, in Italy, Greece and the colonies of Asia Minor. Most ancientGreek cities were built upon hills, and the citadelon the summit of the hill was called ihe , Chr. {aKpov, end, and cttixos, a rowor line). A combination of letters formed out ofsome word, which is thus made to express athought differing from its own meaning. Forinstance, the Greek word IX0T2 (ICHTHUS,fish), symbolizes, in the primitive church, thename of Christ. The following is the acrosticof this word : Irjtrous, Xpiaros, Qeov, Tios, SwxTjpI, CII, TH, U, Roman acrostulium. Acrostolium, Gr. and R. {aicpoarjAtov,extremity of beak of a ship). An ornamentemployed by the ancients to decorate the upperextremity of the prows of ships. This ornamentoften iigured among trophies, since it was thecustom for the victor in a naval combat to takethe acrostolia from the captured ships. It isfrequently to be met with on the bas-reliefs oftriumphal monuments. Fig. 8 shows an ac7-os-tolium taken from a bas-relief in the Museum ofthe Capitol. The object seen projecting fromthe acrostolium is a sounding lead. Acroterium, Gr. and R. {aKpccTrjptov, theextremity of anything). In a signification morerestricted than the primary one, yet generally ad-mitted, the term
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