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Meniskos
A Meniskos ((ギリシア語:μηνίσκος), plural Meniskoi, English translation: "crescent moon") is a bronze disk mounted above some Greek statues on an iron nail drilled through the statue's head. ==Purpose== Since many Greek statues were displayed outside, the meniskos served the simple purpose of preventing bird droppings from accumulating on the statue. Meniskoi are mentioned in Aristophanes' The Birds, when the birds threaten the judges saying:
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