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architrave
Object Type
architrave
Museum number
1816,0610.220
Description
Marble architrave from the east porch of the Erechtheion.
Cultures/periods
Classical Greek
Production date
421BC-406BC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Erechtheion
Materials
marble
Dimensions
Height:
0.60 metres
Length:
2.43 metres
Bibliographic references
Sculpture / Catalogue of Greek Sculpture in the British Museum
(413)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Thomas Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin
Acquisition date
1816
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1816,0610.220