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Acrolith - Wikipedia
An acrolith is a composite sculpture made of stone together with other materials such as wood or inferior stone such as limestone.
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Acrolith | Ancient Greek, Marble, Statues - Britannica
Acrolith, statue, especially ancient Greek, in which the trunk of the figure was of wood and the head, hands, and feet of marble.
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ACROLITH Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ACROLITH is an acrolithic statue.
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acrolith
acrolith (ˈækrəlɪθ) [ad. L. acrolith-us, a. Gr. ἀκρόλιθος having the ends of stone; f. ἄκρος extreme, end + λίθος stone.] ‘A statue, with the head and extremities of stone, the trunk being usually made of wood, either gilt or draped.’ Encycl. Brit. 1853. Used in early Grecian art.1850 J. Leitch tr. ...
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Acrolith: Gods In The Material World – blog.alexanderlamont.com
An Acrolith is a sculpture made of stone and other materials. To enhance the most beautiful features of the statue – the face, the exposed arms, feet and neck ...
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ACROLITH Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
Acrolith definition: a sculptured figure having the head and extremities of stone and the torso of other material.. See examples of ACROLITH used in a ...
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acroliths - DIANNA FRID
ACROLITH: a composite sculpture made of stone and other materials, as in the case of a figure whose clothed parts are made of wood, while the exposed flesh ...
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Get to Know Ancient Acrolith Sculptures - Greek Boston
An acrolith is a composite sculpture that combines stone with other materials like wood or less durable stone like limestone.
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acrolith | Art History Glossary
An ancient Greek statue in which the head, hands and feet of the figure are carved in expensive stone, such as marble, and the trunk of the figure is made of ...
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ACROLITH definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
noun (esp in ancient Greek sculpture) a wooden, often draped figure with only the head, hands, and feet in stone.
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acrolith - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
acrolith (plural acroliths). (historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs. Derived terms.
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acrolithic
acrolithic, a. (ˌækrəʊˈlɪθɪc) [f. acrolith + -ic.] = prec.1857 Birch Anc. Pott. (1858) II. 192 The acrolithic statues of Greece.
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Krimisa
In the first decades of the 3rd century BC the archaic temple was demolished and its most sacred relics (acrolith and votive offering) buried in the new There is no lack of captions illustrating the site and photos of the famous acrolith.
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acrolithan
acrolithan, a. (æˈkrɒlɪθən) [f. prec. + -an.] Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of an acrolith.1842 Brande Dict. Sci. 11 According to Vitruvius there was a temple at Halicarnassus dedicated to Mars wherein was an acrolithan statue of the God.
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Xoanon
A different type of cult figure in which the face, hands, and feet were carved of marble and the rest of the body made of wood is called acrolith.
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