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Object Type
Museum number: 1815,1020.25
Description: Volute of a marble Ionic capital from the Temple of Apollo at Bassai.
Cultures/periods
Production date: 420-400
Production place: Made in: Bassai
Findspot: Excavated/Findspot: Temple of Apollo (Bassai), interior order
Materials
Dimensions: Height: 45.72 centimetres
Curator's comments: For an overview of the temple, and its architecture and sculpture, see Jenkins 2006, 130-150. Bibliography: Jenkins, I. 2006, Greek architecture and its sculpture (London: British Museum Press).
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Charles Robert Cockerell (auction); Purchased from: Karl Haller von Hallerstein (auction); Purchased from: James Linkh (auction); Purchased from: John Foster (auction); Purchased from: Thomas Legh (auction); Purchased from: George Christian Gropius (auction)
Acquisition date: 1815
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 1815,1020.25

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