The acroterion may take a wide variety of forms, such as a statue, tripod, disc, urn, palmette or some other sculpted feature. Acroteria are also found in Gothic architecture. They are sometimes incorporated into the design of furniture .  The word comes from the Greek ( 'summit, extremity'), from the comparative form of the adjective (, 'extreme, endmost'). It was Latinized by the Romans as . Acroteria is the plural of both the original GreekGreek Architecture glossary and the Latin form. Acroterium at A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, 1875. According to Webb, during the Hellenistic period the winged victory or Nike figure was considered to be "the most appropriate motif for figured akroteria". Webb, Pamela A., Hellenistic Architectural Sculpture: Figural Motifs in Western Anatolia and the Aegean Islands, The University of Wisconsin Press, Madison Wisconsin, 1996 p.26 External links Encyclopædia Britannica – Acroterion
The acroterion may take a wide variety of forms, such as a statue, tripod, disc, urn, palmette or some other sculpted feature. Acroteria are also found in Gothic architecture. They are sometimes incorporated into furniture designs . Etymology The word comes from the Greek ( 'summit, extremity'), from the comparative form of the adjective (, 'extreme, endmost'). It was Latinized by the Romans as . Acroteria is the plural of both the original Greek and the Latin form. According to Webb, during the Hellenistic period the winged victory or Nike figure was considered to be "the most appropriate motif for figured akroteria". External links 
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Acroterium at A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, 1875.
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