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Acroterium

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Gr. iucpwriipcov, the summit or vertex), in architecture, a statue or ornament of any kind placed on the apex of a pediment. The term is often restricted to the plinth, which forms the podium merely for the acroterium.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Acroterium'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/acroterium.html. 1910.
 
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