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Terracotta Antefix from Temple of Assos, Turkey
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The Temple of Assos was a temple of Athena in the Marmara region of Turkey. The temple was discovered by archaeologists in October of 1881.
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Charles Howard Walker; to Denman W. Ross Cambridge Massachusetts; bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum 1936.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Bequest of Denman W. Ross Class of 1875
Title: Terracotta Antefix from Temple of Assos, Turkey
Description:
The Temple of Assos was a temple of Athena in the Marmara region of Turkey.
The temple was discovered by archaeologists in October of 1881.
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