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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
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
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.