Acrolite
Acroliths (from the Greek akros = high and lithos = stone) are Greek and Roman statues , in which only the unclothed body parts ( head , limbs) were made of valuable marble . The remaining parts were made of wood, which could be painted or clad with metal, or of even more valuable bronze .
Further examples:
- Juno Ludovisi (around the 1st century BC); Rome, National Museum, Ludovisi Collection
- Colossal statue of Constantine the Great from the Maxentius basilica in Rome (early 4th century); Rome, Capitoline Museums
literature
- August Mau : Acrolithon . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 1, Stuttgart 1893, column 1198 f.
- Andreas Rumpf : Acrolithon. In: The Little Pauly (KlP). Volume 1, Stuttgart 1964, Col. 222.
Web links
Commons : Acrolites - collection of images, videos and audio files
