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Akroterion

Greek, East Greek
Findspot: Anatolia (Turkey), Troad, Assos (Behramkale)

Medium/Technique Terracotta
Dimensions 15.3 x 20 cm (6 x 7 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession Number84.196
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsArchitectural elements

DescriptionDouble faced akroterion. Light red, coarse, unglazed. The upper part. Much nicked and defaced. Has been joined (by J. T. C.) to 4148 to which it did not originally belong.
ProvenanceFrom Assos (Behramkale, Turkey). 188?: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 15, 1884.