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Statue of a triton, akroterion from the Great Altar

Greek

ca. 160 BCE

Not on view

#714. Marble Triton

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Title: Statue of a triton, akroterion from the Great Altar

Period: Hellenistic

Date: ca. 160 BCE

Culture: Greek

Medium: Marble

Dimensions: 37 × 22 1/16 × 20 1/16 in., 396.8 lb. (94 × 56 × 51 cm, 180 kg)

Classification: Stone Sculpture

Credit Line: Antikensammlung, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

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