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| Temple Model (about 510-450 BC) Medma Terracotta, dark red clay with white inclusions Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Reggio Calabria, inv. 2875 [Cat. no. 35] |
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Temple Model (about 510-450 BC)
Dated to the first half of the 5th century BC, this model temple was part of a large deposit of votive dedications excavated at Medma. It represents certain structural features of Greek temple architecture, such as the well-preserved roof which clearly shows a system of barrel-shaped and flat roof tiles. A sculptural ornament was once mounted at the highest point of the roof at the front of the temple (acroterion). It perhaps depicted the Gorgon Medusa (see cat. nos. 7 and 62).Page 6 of 11 | On the next page: Pinakes