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Philippeion, Olympia, [Greece], crepis, aerial view.

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Title	Philippeion, Olympia, [Greece], crepis, aerial view.
Date	[338 BCE]
Cultural Context	Aegean Ancient Greek Greek European Western European
Style/Period	Greek (ancient)
Subject	Architecture Monuments & memorials Monuments Buildings Circular buildings Archaeological sites Ruins Tourists Sightseers Trees Plants
Description	"The crepis of the Philippeion, the circular building erected by the kings of Macedonia, ready for the restoration of three of its columns and part of the epistyle. Two blocks of the crepis were returned from the Museums in Berlin to which they had been taken during the early years of the excavation." (Caption, p. 117)
Location Depicted	Olympia (Greece : Ancient sanctuary) Greece
Material	Marble (rock) Stone (rock) Rock
Work Type	Architecture Monuments & memorials Monuments Buildings Archaeological sites Ruins
Source	Valavanis, Panos. Great Moments in Greek Archaeology. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2007. (p.117, fig.37).
Rights	© 2007 Kapon Editions, Athens, Greece. Source of illustration in Valavanis: G. Giannelos.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 758-16.jpg
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