Architrave block from the Temple of Athena at Assos with facing sphinxes
about 540–525 B.C.
FindspotAssos (Behramkale), Troad, Anatolia (Turkey)
Medium/TechniqueAndesite
Dimensions82 x 190 cm (32 5/16 x 74 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of the Archaeological Institute of America
Accession number84.68
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On viewClassificationsArchitectural elements
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ProvenanceFrom the architrave of the Temple of Athena at Assos (Behramkale, Turkey); reused in a medieval wall at the northwest part of the citadel at Assos. 1881: excavated by the Archaeological Institute of America; gift of the Archaeological Institute of America to MFA, January 1884.
10th–9th century B.C.
4th century B.C.
about 300–250 B.C.
about 540 B.C.
about 525 B.C.
about 480–450 B.C.
about 450 B.C.
about 30–20 B.C.
about A.D. 200–280