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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 155 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ACROLITHS (Gr. arcpoXcOoc, i.e. ending in
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stone)  , statues of a transition
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period in the
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history of plastic
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art, in which the
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trunk of the figure was of
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wood, and the
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head, hands and feet of
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marble . The wood was concealed either by
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gilding or, more commonly, by drapery, and the marble parts alone were exposed .
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Acroliths are frequently mentioned by
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Pausanias, the best known specimen being the Athene Areia of the Plataeans .

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