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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.
- Subject Description: Each metope of the exterior Doric frieze of the Parthenon was carved with sculptural decoration.
- 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 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.
- [1:48] Below that there are spaces called metopes in between triglyphs, and lastly in the frieze, that is, a band of continuous sculpture. The Parthenon is an...
- 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...
