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- Metope south XXVII, Centaur and Lapith, British Museum. The metopes of the Parthenon are the surviving set of what were originally 92 square carved plaques...
- A Centaur Grips the Neck of a Lapith (445-440 BC) is another metope from the south side of the Parthenon showing a battle between a centaur and a Lapith.
- The South Metopes of the Parthenon, dated to the 5th Century BC, are marble relief sculptures that exemplify Classical Greek sculptural techniques.
- The main theme of the thirty two metopes on the south side of the Parthenon is the Centauromachy, the mythical battle between the Lapiths and the Centaurs.
- The metopes on each of the four sides of the Parthenon depict a different mythical battle or war. The south side is perhaps the best preserved.
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- The metopes of the Parthenon all represented various instances of the struggle between the forces of order and justice, on the one hand, and criminal chaos on the...
- The sculptural decoration of the Parthenon includes the pediments, the metopes, the frieze, the capes and the ivory statue of Athena.
- They are slabs fitted between the triglyphs and shielded on top by cornices.At the Parthenon there were 92 metopes, all decorated in high relief, quite...
- The Parthenon is again exceptional in that all the metopes were filled. The 92 metopes were carved in high relief (up to 25 cm in depth and almost in the round)...
- Subject Description: Each metope of the exterior Doric frieze of the Parthenon was carved with sculptural decoration.
- The metopes of the Parthenon are the rectangular panels that decorate the exterior of this iconic temple on the Acropolis of Athens, featuring high-relief...
- The Metopes of the Parthenon. ... A long sequence of actions based on first aid techniques passes by in front of the spectator, like a collection of allegories.
