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#Sculpture, A Roman Acroterion Fragment (2nd Century A.D.) #art
January 12, 2026 at 1:46 PM
artnau.bsky.social
A Roman Marble Acroterion Fragment, c.2nd-3rd Century A.D.
January 21, 2026 at 3:26 PM
chapps.bsky.social
This Etruscan acroterion can be seen at the #MuseiVaticani, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco in Vatican City. One of the finest examples of surviving Etruscan coroplastic art. #polychromy 😍 🏺 4/

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Etruscan polychrome terracotta acroterion depicting a winged horse
At the right end of the triangular pediment of a temple, against the background of the final slab covering the lateral beam of the tympanum, the animal emerges in clear relief, in the act of taking fl...
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June 22, 2026 at 8:26 PM
thisismyglasgow.bsky.social
I love the acroteria on the pediment above this window. It's on a terrace of town houses on Hyndland Road in the West End of Glasgow built in the 1880s and thought to have been designed by H. and D. Barclay.

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#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #window #acroterion
May 25, 2026 at 7:08 AM
artichaut.bsky.social
Flower Acroterion of the Parthenon (432 BC) - Acropolis Museum, Athens (2009)
#Photography #Travel #Museum #Athens #Greece
May 1, 2024 at 12:15 PM
grahfmetal.bsky.social
unused art for #BeyondShadowgate

This room was cut from the town

Death atop the POV used to be an acroterion

We dropped the Torch mechanic cause it was incompatable with the game's structure

We entertained the idea of a Verb Wheel, but it was inefficient

#Shadowgate #IndieGame #PointAndClick
February 9, 2026 at 6:16 PM
metsky.bsky.social
Marble corner acroterion with acanthus scrolls, 1st half of 1st century CE
Class: Stone Sculpture
Culture: Roman
Medium: Marble
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/249177
Marble corner acroterion with acanthus scrolls, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Marble corner acroterion with acanthus scrolls, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Marble corner acroterion with acanthus scrolls, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
July 15, 2025 at 4:03 AM
mtbotany.bsky.social
How about a plant? The Coast Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens). We almost lost the most amazing individuals of this species. Only ~5% of the wild redwood forests remain. We could have ended up with nothing but replanted trees managed for timber if not for a lot of advocacy for over a century.
The Simpson-Reed Grove of coast redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) on US Route 199, California, US Trees shoot up straight upwards on both sides of a two lane highway. The trunks of the largest trees are bare of limbs. Their size makes the campers parked on the side of the highway look quite small. Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Photograph by Acroterion 1 October 2009
April 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
chapps.bsky.social
This painted terracotta winged horse is an acroterion from an #Etruscan temple at ancient Caere. It once sat on the edge of the eaves above the farthest corner of the temple’s pediment, and once had galloping front legs and an upright red mane, along with a metal bit. 500-475 BCE. 🏺 1/

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At the right end of the triangular pediment of a temple, against the background of the final slab covering the lateral beam of the tympanum, the winged horse emerges in clear relief, in the act of taking flight, with its front hooves worked in the round and silhouetted against the sky. A sober polychrome decoration, expertly alternated with unembellished areas, defines the details of the figure and qualifies the surface, decorated with scales. The horse would originally have been harnessed with a bit, possibly made of bronze. The painted details seem to be entirely in burnt red and charcoal grey-black. The wings have red feathers around the shoulder, then alternating long feathers in stripes of black and red. The eyes are red, and the tubular base is painted in a black scale pattern. However, the interior of the flaring nostrils and slightly open mouth seem to be pink. A hole exists in the back of the teeth where a metal bit was once situated (perhaps gilded bronze). The figure falls fully within the Greek iconographic tradition, which already in the Archaic period offered isolated horse heads as a single decorative element in Attic ceramics. For the naturalism and vigour of the sculpture, this Pegasus, influenced by the formal achievements of Greek art in the early fifth century BCE, is among the finest examples of surviving Etruscan coroplastic art, worthy of the good reputation it enjoyed in ancient Italy. Etruscan, Caere (modern Cerveteri), ca. 500-475 BCE. Terracotta with polychromy. Musei Vaticani, Museo Gregoriano Etrusco, Vatican City (14130)
June 22, 2026 at 8:26 PM
ready-aye-ready.bsky.social
HMCS Moncton at Sailabration 2012, Baltimore Inner Harbor, Maryland, USA. National Aquarium in the background. Photo: Acroterion, Wikimedia Commons #RCN
March 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
actualbob.bsky.social
📱 | St. Paul, Minnesota (2026)
windows for #FensterFreitag.
#Photography #Architecture #StreetPhotography
A high-angle, urban photograph taken from the Wellworth Coworking deck overlooking downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. In the foreground, an ornate, terra-cotta decorative railing featuring repeated leaf-like acroterion motifs borders the bottom of the frame. Just behind it sits a dark brick rooftop structure with a Rock Pigeon perched on the edge. In the mid-ground and background, framed between surrounding high-rise buildings, is the large post-modern granite Minnesota History Center building with a prominent cylindrical drum section. The drum features tall, vertical recessed windows, a row of small square upper windows, a red terra-cotta tile roof trim, and a green patinated copper roof cap.
July 24, 2026 at 10:53 AM
chroniclejets.bsky.social
More cabin and more range than a light jet, typically seven to nine passengers and up to around 3,800 miles. The transcontinental workhorse. Aircraft photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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October 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
chroniclejets.bsky.social
A working guide to booking private charter, written for the executive assistants who actually do it. Aircraft photo: Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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September 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
evilrooster.eurosky.social
Having studied classical architecture, I can tell you that if it were a statue it would be an acroterion.
April 28, 2026 at 11:59 AM
chapps.bsky.social
The Temple of Venus was destroyed during the earthquake of 62 CE. Tacitus and Suetonius note that the stop in the "Campanian backwater" of Pompeii was likely a gesture of favor to Poppaea Sabina. Her wealthy family was highly prominent in Pompeii and held deep roots in the local aristocracy. 🏺 2/
A highly colorful 19th century watercolor by the artist Francois Chabrol, reconstructing the Temple of Venus as it existed before the 62 CE earthquake. A central temple with a small cella sits up on a tall platform, surrounded by frescoed porticos. A large gilded Nike acroterion sits atop the highest point of the room, above the pediment with its painted and gilded sculpture. Three altars sit at ground level, in front of the tall staircase that accesses the temple.
July 4, 2026 at 12:17 AM
chapps.bsky.social
This horse protome from a Greek gilded silver rhyton of the same era (found in a Thracian burial mound) gives a very good idea of how the acroterion may have been posed when intact. Note the upright mane and galloping hooves. 🏺 3/

Plovdiv, Regional Archaeological Museum (inv. 1517).
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Another high end luxury good from the burial of an aristocratic warrior in the Bashova Tumulus, one of the richest in all of 5th century BC Thrace. This detail of the galloping horse protome on this gilded drinking horn (rhyton) shows the fine workmanship, and is thought by some scholars to be Athenian workmanship. The top of the long horn has a broad band of engraved and gilded palmettes and lotuses, and the rim is turned out and down with a bead-and-egg motif. The spout for pouring wine is located in the middle of the horse's breast. The horse's mane, the strap around his neck, the hoofs, the decorative band at the top of the horn, and the rim are gilded. ca. 425-400 BCE, silver with gilding. Plovdiv, Regional Archaeological Museum (inv. 1517) ____ Photographed at the Getty Villa Museum, part of the 'Ancient Thrace and the Classical World: Treasures from Bulgaria, Romania, and Greece' exhibition.
June 22, 2026 at 8:26 PM
darrensilk3.bsky.social
A rather stylised acroterion.
September 19, 2026 at 2:04 PM
michaelsvetbird.bsky.social
MUSEE ARCHEOLOGIQUE SAINT-PIERRE de Vienne
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Fortuna-Tyche
Fnd inthe baths of the Palais du Miroir in Sainte-Colombe, 1894
Restored 2004
Marble
2-3AD
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#Acroterion
Theatrical mask
Limestone
2AD
Detailed desc > the comments
#ArchaeologicalMuseum #Vienne
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#archaeology #ancient #art
August 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
chapps.bsky.social
Etruscan temples were colorful affairs, decorated with masses of painted terracotta acroteria, pediment sculptures, and other exterior elements. The illustration below shows how the Tempio Grande (Great Temple) may have once looked. 🏺 2/

Illustration: Simone Boni (Inklink)
Painted illustration of the largest temple in ancient Etruscan Vulci. Two rows of thick columns with Ionic capitals support a massive timber roof with a triangular pediment. In many ways, it resembles the construction of ancient Japanese temple roofs. All of the end of the rafters are decorated with painted terracotta caps, and sculpted and painted reliefs hang down in front of the pediment. Acroteria are seen on the terracotta-edged roof, including two galloping flying horses. We see people in chariots and walking around and into the temple. Closeup of the illustration, showing the far left edge of the roof, with what seems to be a painted terracotta hippocamp, very similar to the Pegasus acroterion.
June 22, 2026 at 8:26 PM
darrensilk3.bsky.social
And an acroterion above it - suggests Greek Revival.
December 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
john.muccigrosso.org
One for the Classical archaeologists & art historians from the #Epsteinfiles.

"Large Etruscan style terracotta Acroterion", bought for $5k just ten days ago.

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Terra-cotta acroterion statue of lion attacking deer.
December 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
celtiber.eurosky.social
Some post-1492 palace in the Old Jewish Quarter not giving any fucks about the Inquisition: pediment with the Ark of the Covenant – on the entablature –, king Solomon seated in between Solomonic columns – on the tympanum –, and the menorah of the Temple of Jerusalem – on top as an acroterion.
Window in a brick Renaissance façade with a pediment on top carved in plaster, located in the city centre of Zaragoza.
September 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
ready-aye-ready.bsky.social
HMCS Moncton at Sailabration 2012, Baltimore Inner Harbor, Maryland, USA. National Aquarium in the background. Photo: Acroterion, Wikimedia Commons #RCN
May 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
ready-aye-ready.bsky.social
HMCS Moncton at Sailabration 2012, Baltimore Inner Harbor, Maryland, USA. National Aquarium in the background. Photo: Acroterion, Wikimedia Commons #RCN
January 19, 2026 at 2:28 PM