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This pair of reliefs once decorated the corner of a roof or high balustrade. They were set at right angles to each other, and at the corner joint a thick stalk would have emerged from a bed of floppy acanthus leaves to spread out in the vines that encircle large flowers.
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Title: Marble acroterion with acanthus scrolls
Period: Early Imperial, Julio-Claudian
Date: 1st half of 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: Overall: 27 7/8 x 32 1/2in. (70.8 x 82.5cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1917
Object Number: 17.149.2a, b
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