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Illustrated Companion to the Latin Dictionary, and Greek Lexicon (Rich, 1849)

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ACROTE'RIA (ἀκροτήρια). The pedestals placed on the summit and angles of a pediment for the purpose of supporting statues. (Vitruv. iii. 5. 12.) They were frequently made without bases or cornices, as in the illustration (Acroteria/1.1).

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    Acroteria/1.1

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