Marble corner acroterion with acanthus scrolls
This pair of reliefs once decorated the corner of a roof or high balustrade. They were set at right angles to each other, and at the corner joint a thick stalk would have emerged from a bed of floppy acanthus leaves to spread out in the vines that encircle large flowers.
Artwork Details
- Title: Marble corner acroterion with acanthus scrolls
- Period: Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
- Date: 1st half of 1st century CE
- Culture: Roman
- Medium: Marble
- Dimensions: Overall: 35 3/8 x 32 1/4in. (89.8 x 81.9cm)
- Classification: Stone Sculpture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.149.1
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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