RMFWWKTK–Greek art. Acroterium or architectural decorative element with a relief depicting Arimaspian (winged-deity) holding griffins by their horns. 3rd century BC. Marble. The state Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.
RMW9R5Y1–Acroterium: sphinx head and wing fragments 540-520 BC Corinthian workshop 6th Century BC Greek Greece Polychrome terracotta 34.50 -19 cm. (In the archaic period, the Greek architectural terracotta is almost ever produced by Corinthian workshops.)
RM2BN4BC1–Ciborium acroterium. Biskupija near Knin, Croatia. Museum of Croatian Archaeological Monuments, Split, Croatia.
RM2PTT5C6–Acroterium - Fidenza Cathedral, one of the best of Romanesque, Italy
RM2WH6JGR–Acroterion. 2nd century AD. From the Sanctuary of the Nymphs and Aphrodite. Kasnakovo, Haskovo region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.
RFM8GD0F–Detail of a neoclassical building with round cornice ornaments against a blue sky with white clouds
RM2E04287–Acroterion with a fleury cross on a wild boar of the Andrade lineage. From the Monastery of Santa Catalina de Montefaro, 14th century (1380). La Coruña province, Galicia, Spain. Archaeological and History Museum of A Coruña (San Anton Castle). Galicia, Spain.
RMPPDCGW–Greek art. Acroterium or architectural decorative element with a relief depicting Arimaspian (winged-deity) holding griffins by their horns. 3rd century BC. Marble. The state Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.
RF2DMNFH5–An acroterion or acroterium or akroteria is an architectural ornament placed on a flat pedestal called the acroter or plinth, and mounted at the apex or corner of the pediment of a building in the classical style / Das Akroterion, Akroter, Akroteren, dient als Architekturelement der Bekrönung des Giebelfirstes, Historisch, historical, digital improved reproduction of an original from the 19th century / digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert,
RM2B6139D–Marble Acroterium (roof ornament) decorated with acanthus leaves. Beth Shean, 2nd century CE placed in front of the Shrine of the Book or the House of the Dead Sea scrolls in Israel Museum complex, West Jerusalem Israel
RM2DMA6F2–Cresting of an altar, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined, The left side: above an entablature rises a panel framed by a segment. In it, beside a candelabrum, stands a griffin. In front of its left lower corner stands a bearded head as an acroterium. Caption below: 'Cimaze del'Ara a Villa Derossi nel Bosco'. At left, the background is colored., Rome, Italy, 1780–1790, architecture, Drawing
RMP9MM0B–131 Angular acroterium of a cornice where the pediment was omitted - Inwood Henry William - 1827
RMP7G9EA–Acroterion Theatre Mask Ornament, aka Acroterium or Akroteria, from Roman Tomb in Vaison-la-Romaine Museum Vaucluse Provence France
RMPD9YP1–Angular acroterium of a cornice where the pediment was omitted - Inwood Henry William - 1827.
RM2BTWXTW–Cresting of an altar. Research in ProgressThe left side: above an entablature rises a panel framed by a segment. In it, beside a candelabrum, stands a griffin. In front of its left lower corner stands a bearded head as an acroterium. Caption below: 'Cimaze del'Ara a Villa Derossi nel Bosco'.
RFT5TWA8–Acroterium is the pedestal on the angle or apex of a pediment architectural ornament placed on a flat base acroter or plinth vintage line drawing or e
RMRHKG9K–Marble Acroterium (roof ornament) decorated with acanthus leaves. Beth Shean, 2nd century CE placed in front of the Shrine of the Book or the House of the Dead Sea scrolls in Israel Museum complex, West Jerusalem Israel
RM2AG0HYX–Ancient Greek polychrome architecture, (1898). 'Fig 1: Polychrome cyma (ogee) with lion's head from Selinus. Fig 2: Acroterium [acroterion] from the temple of Nike Apteros. Figs 3-6: Painted cornices from the Propylaea. Athens. Fig 7: Ornament of an antae-capital from the temple of Theseus. Athens. Fig 8: Ornament from a temple at Selinus. Fig 9: Frieze of the temple of Jupiter at Aegina. Fig 10: Cyma-ornament from the Parthenon. Fig 11: Ornament, found at Palazzolo [Palazzolo Acreide, Sicily]. Figs 12 and 13: Meanders. Fig 14: Decoration of cassettes. London. Fig 15: Panel of metopes of baked
RF2HCHX7E–Pink acroterion-white pyramidal finials-classical bust-roof of pavilion-neo Rococo palace. Estoi-Algarve-Portugal-044
RM2E4G65X–Ruins of Roman settlement in Vaison-la-Romaine, town in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Acroterion Theatre Mask stone (Acroterium or Akroteria). Archival scan from a slide. June 1975.
RMRM7FT5–Upper part of the marble stele of Kallidemos. Greek, Attic, ca. 350-325 BC. Detail. The Met. NY, USA.
RM2AKY05P–A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities.. . astigium to his house (Cic.Philn. 43 ; Floras, iv. 2 ; Plut. Caes. 81 ; comp.Acroterium), that is, a portico and pedimenttowards the street like that of a temple. [A. R.] FAUCES. [Domtts, p. 428, a.] FAX ((pavSs), a torch. The descriptions ofpoets and mythologists, and the works of ancientart, represent the torch as carried by Diana, Ceres,Bellona, Hymen (woodcut, p. 238), Phosphorus,by females in Bacchanalian processions (p. 288),and, in an inverted position, by Sleep and Death.In the annexed woodcut, the female figure in themiddle is copied fro
RMDYX85M–Owl figures on the roof of the Harold Washington Library Center on South State Street, Chicago, IL.
RM2D23YCC–Griffin designed by Czech sculptor Bohuslav Schnirch (1887) once placed on the building of the National Museum (Národní muzeum) in Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí) in Prague, now on display in the Lapidarium of the National Museum (Lapidárium Národního muzea) in Prague, Czech Republic. The statue was removed to the museum after it was badly damaged during the Soviet invasion to Czechoslovakia in August 1968.
RFM8GD34–Detail of a neoclassical building with round cornice ornaments against a blue sky
RMC6R24C–Decorative stone carving above doorway in Geneva
RM2R6EPPW–The left side: above an entablature rises a panel framed by a segment. In it, beside a candelabrum, stands a griffin. In front of its left lower corner stands a bearded head as an acroterium. Caption below: 'Cimaze del'Ara a Villa Derossi nel Bosco'. At left, the background is colored. Date: 1780-1790. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper, lined. Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
RF2H4MRXR–Acroterion depicting head of Meter Steurene, a local version of Mother Goddess, at Aizanoi ancient site in Kutahya province of Turkey. Aizanoi was an
RMF50FD2–Pediment/ frieze of Athens academy building decorated with dodecatheon theme by architect Theophile Hansen.Panepistimiou str. GR
RF2BADG58–Lisbon, Portugal - March the 1st, 2020: Luis de Camoes Theater building. This place programmes exclusively to children and young audiences
RMPCEP6P–47 Angular acroterium of a cornice where the pediment was omitted - Inwood Henry William - 1827
RMP7G9F5–Acroterion Theatre Mask Ornament, aka Acroterium or Akroteria, from Roman Tomb in Vaison-la-Romaine Museum Vaucluse Provence France
RF2AK5FXC–Abandoned wine cellar arched gate with antique acroterion decorative ornament.
RF2PMMW97–Fontainebleau Palace: the brick chimneys, steep-pitched slate-tiled roof and gold acroteria atop the medieval keep seen from Place de la Fontaine
RMBHRMJ2–Detail of the pediment of the Glyptothek, Munich, Germany, bathed in golden evening light.
RMDK02C4–Acroterion tile mounted of a Greek building
RMRKT1AC–Upper part of the marble stele of Kallidemos. Greek, Attic, ca. 350-325 BC. The Met. NY, USA.
RM2AWF00J–A dictionary of Greek and Roman antiquities.. . ium to his house (Cic.Phil, ii. 43 ; Floras, iv. 2 ; Plut. Caes. 81 ; comp.Acroterium), that is, a portico and pedimenttowards the street like that of a temple. [A. R.] FAUCES. [Domus, p. 428, a.] FAX (cl>av6s), a torch. The descriptions ofpoets and mycologists, and the works of ancientart, represent the torch as carried by Diana, Ceres,Bellona, Hymen (woodcut, p. 238), Phosphorus,by females in Bacchanalian processions (p. 288),and, in an inverted position, by Sleep and Death.In the annexed woodcut, the female figure in themiddle is copied fro
RMDYX85Y–Owl figures on the roof of the Harold Washington Library Center on South State Street, Chicago, IL.
RM2D240YA–Griffin designed by Czech sculptor Bohuslav Schnirch (1887) once placed on the building of the National Museum (Národní muzeum) in Wenceslas Square (Václavské náměstí) in Prague, now on display in the Lapidarium of the National Museum (Lapidárium Národního muzea) in Prague, Czech Republic. The statue was removed to the museum after it was badly damaged during the Soviet invasion to Czechoslovakia in August 1968.
RFM8GD1R–Detail of a neoclassical building with round cornice ornaments against a blue sky with white clouds
RMC6R268–Decorative stone carving above doorway in Geneva
RMP9FNT9–ESCUDO DE LA CONGREGACION DE CASTILLA EN LA FACHADA - S XVII. Location: MONASTERIO, OSERA / OSEIRA, ORENSE, SPAIN.
RMF50G4J–Ornamental decoration on Pillars /columns of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and pigeon protection spikes
RF2BADG4H–Lisbon, Portugal - March the 1st, 2020: Luis de Camoes Theater building. This place programmes exclusively to children and young audiences
RMMX3YNM–. English: Angular acroterium of a cornice where the pediment was omitted - Inwood Henry William - 1827 . 1827. Henry William Inwood (1794–1843) Alternative names Henry Inwood Description architect and classical scholar Date of birth/death 1794 1843 Authority control : Q5730222 VIAF: 76402723 ISNI: 0000 0000 0270 7748 ULAN: 500033766 GND: 1038726921 SUDOC: 164287884 47 Angular acroterium of a cornice where the pediment was omitted - Inwood Henry William - 1827
RF2PMMW96–Fontainebleau Palace: the brick chimneys, steep-pitched slate-tiled roof and gold acroteria atop the medieval keep seen from Place de la Fontaine
RMAB6581–An Athenian owl with acanthus acroterion on a pediment of the Academy of Athens, Athens, Greece.
RMRKT1CE–Upper part of the marble stele of Kallidemos. Greek, Attic, ca. 350-325 BC. Detail. The Met. NY, USA.
RM2AFJCWM–. The Century dictionary and cyclopedia; a work of universal reference in all departments of knowledge, with a new atlas of the world ... Acroteria.Hypothetical restoration of the gate of the Agora of Athena Archegetis at Athens. acroterium (ak-ro-teri-um), H.: pi. acroteria(-ii). [L., < Gr. aiipuri/ptoi, pi. anpurijpta, anytopmost or piominent part, the end or extrem-ity, in pi. the extremities of the body, theangles of a pediment, < impor, extreme.] 1.In classic arch., a small pedestal placed on thoapex or angle of a pediment for the sujiport ofa statue or other ornament.— 2. (n) A sta
RMC6R264–Decorative stone carving above doorway in Geneva
RMP4MRFD–GUERREROS EN LUCHA FRAGMENTO DE ACROTERIO. Location: MUSEO DE ARTE ETRUSCO VILLA GIULIA, ROME, ITALIA.
RMF50G4N–Pillars and frescoes on the frieze of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Panepistimiou street. Greece.
RF2BADG6F–Lisbon, Portugal - March the 1st, 2020: Luis de Camoes Theater building. This place programmes exclusively to children and young audiences
RMMW7670–. English: Angular acroterium of a cornice where the pediment was omitted - Inwood Henry William - 1827 . 1827. Henry William Inwood (1794–1843) Alternative names Henry Inwood Description architect and classical scholar Date of birth/death 1794 1843 Authority control : Q5730222 VIAF: 76402723 ISNI: 0000 0000 0270 7748 ULAN: 500033766 GND: 1038726921 SUDOC: 164287884 46 Angular acroterium of a cornice where the pediment was omitted - Inwood Henry William - 1827
RMF50FD9–Decorated frieze of Athens academy building with Dodecatheon theme by architect Theophil von Hansen. Greece
RF2PMMW8P–Fontainebleau Palace's main facade and the Horseshoe staircase after being renovated in 2022
RM2PKYA1F–Fontainebleau Palace's famous Horseshoe staircase on the main facade, photographed in spring 2023 after a three-year renovation project
RMP4GW3Y–*ACROTERA-FRAGMENTO DEL TEMPLO DE SASSI. Location: MUSEO DE ARTE ETRUSCO VILLA GIULIA, ROME, ITALIA.
RMMMMRJY–. English: Angular acroterium of a cornice where the pediment was omitted - Inwood Henry William - 1827 . 1827. Henry William Inwood (1794–1843) Alternative names Henry Inwood Description architect and classical scholar Date of birth/death 1794 1843 Authority control : Q5730222 VIAF:?76402723 ISNI:?0000 0000 0270 7748 ULAN:?500033766 GND:?1038726921 SUDOC:?164287884 46 Angular acroterium of a cornice where the pediment was omitted - Inwood Henry William - 1827
RMPBAW54–PORTADA DE LA SACRISTIA - S XVII. Location: MONASTERIO, OSERA / OSEIRA, ORENSE, SPAIN.
RM2A7HK19–Acrotera de un ciborio. Biskupija, cerca de Knin. Alta Edad Media. Museo de los Monumentos Arqueológicos Croatas. Split. Croacia.
RM2A94M0M–Acrótera con cruz antefija flordelisada sobre el jabalí del linaje de los Andrade. Procedente del Monasterio de Santa Catalina de Montefaro, siglo XIV (1380), provincia de La Coruña. Museo Arqueológico e Histórico (Castillo de San Antón). La Coruña. Galicia. España.
RM2WKEDGR–Acroterion. 2nd century AD. From the Sanctuary of the Nymphs and Aphrodite. Kasnakovo, Haskovo region, Bulgaria. National Archaeological Museum. Sofia. Bulgaria.
RMPA6AK7–The floral akroterion crowning the ridge of the Parthenon pediment. Reconstruction in plaster, 1990. Acropolis Museum. Athens. Greece.
RMP9BXXY–Roman altar stone. 3rd century. Dedicated to Valerius Rufus, dead at 35 years ago and 8 days. Frumentarius from Legio VII Gemina. Dedicada by his wife Pompeia Bassilia, lived together 5 years and 2 months. National Archaeological Museum, Tarragona. Spain.
RMPPB1GY–Greek art. Greece. Upper part of the marble stele (grave marker) of Kallidemos. Date ca. 350-325 BC. Comes from Attica. Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York. United States.
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