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Terracotta Acroterion in the University of Pennsylvania Museum, November 2009

Terracotta Acroterion in the University of Pennsylvania Museum, November 2009
Terracotta Acroterion
Early 5th century BC

# MS 1832

Acroteria, guardian statues of gods and monsters, stalked the temple roofs. This one, in the form of a griffin, once stood on a roof corner.

Text from the U. Penn. Museum label.

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