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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
The word comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''{{Transliteration|grc|akrōtḗrion}}'' ({{lang|grc|ἀκρωτήριον}} 'summit, extremity'), from the comparative form of the adjective [[wikt:ἄκρος|ἄκρος]], ("extreme", "endmost") + [[wikt:-τερος|-τερος]] (comparative suffix) + [[wikt:-ιον|-ιον]] (substantivizing neuter form of adjectival suffix [[wikt:-ιος|-ιος]]). It was [[Latinization (literature)|Latinized]] by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] as ''{{lang|la|acroterium}}''.<ref>{{OED|acroter}}</ref> ''Acroteria'' is the plural of both the original Greek<ref>{{cite web |title=Glossary of architectural terms |series=Greek Architecture  |website=McArver Ancient History |publisher=Porter-Gaud School |editor=McCarver |url=http://www.portergaud.edu/academic/faculty/mcarver/ancienthistory/greekarchitectureglossary.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908112246/http://www.portergaud.edu/academic/faculty/mcarver/ancienthistory/greekarchitectureglossary.html |archive-date=8 September 2006}}</ref> and the Latin form.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Acroterium |dictionary=A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities |year=1875 |editor-last=Thayer |editor-first=Bill |first=Philip |last=Smith |publisher=University of Chicago |url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Acroterium.html |access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref>
The word comes from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''{{Transliteration|grc|akrōtḗrion}}'' ({{lang|grc|ἀκρωτήριον}} 'summit, extremity'), from the comparative form of the adjective [[wikt:ἄκρος|ἄκρος]], ("extreme", "endmost") + [[wikt:-τερος|-τερος]] (comparative suffix) + [[wikt:-ιον|-ιον]] (substantivizing neuter form of adjectival suffix [[wikt:-ιος|-ιος]]). It was [[Latinization (literature)|Latinized]] by the [[Ancient Rome|Romans]] as ''{{lang|la|acroterium}}''.<ref>{{OED|acroter}}</ref> ''Akroteria'' or ''Acroteria'' is the plural of both the original Greek<ref>{{cite web |title=Glossary of architectural terms |series=Greek Architecture  |website=McArver Ancient History |publisher=Porter-Gaud School |editor=McCarver |url=http://www.portergaud.edu/academic/faculty/mcarver/ancienthistory/greekarchitectureglossary.html |url-status=dead |access-date=2021-01-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908112246/http://www.portergaud.edu/academic/faculty/mcarver/ancienthistory/greekarchitectureglossary.html |archive-date=8 September 2006}}</ref> and the Latin form.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Acroterium |dictionary=A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities |year=1875 |editor-last=Thayer |editor-first=Bill |first=Philip |last=Smith |publisher=University of Chicago |url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/secondary/SMIGRA*/Acroterium.html |access-date=2021-01-26}}</ref>


According to Webb, during the [[Hellenistic period]] the winged victory or [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]] figure was considered to be "the most appropriate motif for figured akroteria.”<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last=Webb |first=Pamela A. |year=1996 |title=Hellenistic Architectural Sculpture: Figural motifs in western Anatolia and the Aegean islands |page=26 |publisher=The University of Wisconsin Press |place=Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>
According to Webb, during the [[Hellenistic period]] the winged victory or [[Nike (mythology)|Nike]] figure was considered to be "the most appropriate motif for figured akroteria.”<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last=Webb |first=Pamela A. |year=1996 |title=Hellenistic Architectural Sculpture: Figural motifs in western Anatolia and the Aegean islands |page=26 |publisher=The University of Wisconsin Press |place=Madison, Wisconsin}}</ref>
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==References==
==References==
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== Further reading ==
* Danner, Peter (1989). ''Griechische Akrotere der archaischen und klassischen Zeit'' [Greek acroteria of the archaic and classical periods]. Rivista di archeologia, supplementary vol. 5. Rome: Bretschneider, {{ISBN|88-7698-045-8}}.
* Goldberg, Marilyn Y. (1977). ''Types and distribution of archaic Greek akroteria''. Bryn Mawr.
* Reinhardt, Corinna (2018). ''Akroter und Architektur. Figürliche Skulptur auf Dächern griechischer Bauten vom 6. bis zum 4. Jahrhundert v. Chr.'' [Acroter and architecture. Figurative sculpture on the roofs of Greek buildings from the 6th to the 4th century BC]. Image & Context, vol. 18. Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter, {{ISBN|978-3-11-053880-9}}.


==External links==
==External links==

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Examples of acroteria

An acroterion, acroterium, (pl. akroteria)[1] is an architectural ornament placed on a flat pedestal called the acroter or plinth, and mounted at the apex or corner of the pediment of a building in the classical style.[2] An acroterion placed at the outer angles of the pediment is an acroterion angularium (Script error: No such module "Lang". means ‘at the corners’).

The acroterion may take a wide variety of forms, such as a statue, tripod, disc, urn, palmette or some other sculpted feature. Acroteria are also found in Gothic architecture.[3] They are sometimes incorporated into furniture designs.[4]

Etymology

The word comes from the Greek Template:Transliteration (Script error: No such module "Lang". 'summit, extremity'), from the comparative form of the adjective ἄκρος, ("extreme", "endmost") + -τερος (comparative suffix) + -ιον (substantivizing neuter form of adjectival suffix -ιος). It was Latinized by the Romans as Script error: No such module "Lang"..[5] Akroteria or Acroteria is the plural of both the original Greek[6] and the Latin form.[7]

According to Webb, during the Hellenistic period the winged victory or Nike figure was considered to be "the most appropriate motif for figured akroteria.”[1]

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References

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Further reading

  • Danner, Peter (1989). Griechische Akrotere der archaischen und klassischen Zeit [Greek acroteria of the archaic and classical periods]. Rivista di archeologia, supplementary vol. 5. Rome: Bretschneider, Template:ISBN.
  • Goldberg, Marilyn Y. (1977). Types and distribution of archaic Greek akroteria. Bryn Mawr.
  • Reinhardt, Corinna (2018). Akroter und Architektur. Figürliche Skulptur auf Dächern griechischer Bauten vom 6. bis zum 4. Jahrhundert v. Chr. [Acroter and architecture. Figurative sculpture on the roofs of Greek buildings from the 6th to the 4th century BC]. Image & Context, vol. 18. Berlin/Boston: de Gruyter, Template:ISBN.

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