Close view of the Temple of Hephaestus entablature

Agora Museum, Athens, Greece

An upward-angled view of the Temple of Hephaestus showing fluted Doric columns with capitals supporting the entablature with its frieze of triglyphs and metopes, and the mutule-decorated cornice. The weathered Pentelic marble displays warm honey and gray tones, with protective netting visible in the interior spaces.


Detail of the Doric columns, capitals, and entablature of the Temple of Hephaestus
Genre:  449-415 BC

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Temple of Hephaestus in the Ancient Agora of Athens


Material: Pentelic marble and Parian marble (sculptural decoration)Date range: 449-415 BC...

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