Finial of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

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Of a less ambitious class were those monuments erected in honor of the victorious choragus in musical competitions. In these structures the tripod, as the reward of victory, was borne in mind. An instance of this style of building is preserved to us in the choragic monument of Lysicrates.

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statue, greek architecture, Memorial, apex, Reward, Gable, Finial, Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, first place trophy

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Greek Architecture, Finials

Source

A. Rosengarten, W. Collett-Sandars A Handbook of Architectural Styles (New York, NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1895)

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