Given their prominent roof-top location, akroteria helped shape the appearance of a building. This study undertakes a careful analysis of the aesthetic and pictorial phenomena of figurative Greek akroteria in their architectonic and historical context. It explores the role of figurative sculptures in shaping and characterizing a building, as well as their significance for the representation of the building owner.

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Corinna Reinhardt, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen.