Plan, Perachora, Triglyph Altar of Hera Akraia
| Context: | Perachora |
| Type: | Altar |
| Summary: | Altar with a colonnade; in the harbor area, west of the L-shaped stoa near the harbor, and abutting the Geometric Temple of Hera Akraia. |
| Date: | ca. 550 BC |
| Dimensions: | Including columns: ca. 10 m x ca. 8 m; column height: ca. 3 m. |
| Region: | Corinthia |
| Period: | Archaic |
Plan:
Rectangular altar surrounded by 8 Ionic columns.
History:
The altar is named for the triglyphs and metopes which decorated its sides. The Ionic columns possibly supported a canopy. The altar is contemporary with the 6th century B.C. Temple of Hera Akraia, but the colonnade was probably added ca. 400 B.C.
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