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Marble architectural fragment

ca. 421–409 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 159
This exquisite fragment belongs to one of the decorative moldings of the Erechtheum, the building on the Athenian Akropolis that accommodated a variety of venerable cults and sanctuaries. The molding consists of a row of egg and dart framed above and below by bead and reel. Originally it would have been painted.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Marble architectural fragment
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: ca. 421–409 BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Attic
  • Medium: Marble
  • Dimensions: width 5 13/16in. (14.8cm)
    length 6in. (15.3cm)
  • Classification: Stone Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Gift of Marcus T. Reynolds, 1912
  • Object Number: 12.19
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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