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Terracotta Antefix from Temple of Assos, Turkey

20th century

Artists

Charles Howard WalkerArtist

Description

The Temple of Assos was a temple of Athena in the Marmara region of Turkey. The temple was discovered by archaeologists in October of 1881.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor and brown ink on cream illustration board

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 24.4 x 34.4 cm (9 5/8 x 13 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Charles Howard Walker; to Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, Massachusetts; bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1936.

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