Classical Greek Sculpture from the Parthenon: Metopes & Frieze
(courtesy AICT)


S. Metope III,Centaur & Lapith/ S. Metope IV,Lapith and Centaur/ S. Metope XXVII,Lapith and Centaur/ S. Metope XXVIII, Centaur abducting Lapith Woman with Fallen Lapith Man/ S. Metope XXX, Lapith and Centaur/ S. Metope XXXI, Lapith and Centaur/

W. Frieze, Horsemen/ W. & N. Frieze, Marshall Directing Pan-Athenaic Procession/ N. Frieze, Chariot Scene/ N. Frieze, Horsemen/ S. Frieze, Horsemen/ S. Frieze, Sacrificial Cattle and Attendants/ S. Frieze, Chariot Scene/ S. & E. Frieze, Marshalls Directing Procession/ E. Frieze, Attic Eponymous Heroes & Olympian Deities/ Nike, Hera & Zeus/ E. frieze: Archon Basileus receives the folded peplos Athena and Hephaestus/ E. Frieze, Marshalls/ E. Frieze, ("Les Ergastines") / E. Frieze, Women in the Pan-Athenaic Procession/


Centaur and Lapith[metope III from S. side]

Centaur & Lapith
ca. 447 -438 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Centaur & Lapith [metope III from S. side]




Lapith & Centaur[metope IV from S. side]

Lapith & Centaur
ca. 447 -438 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Centaur & Lapith [metope IV from S. side]




Lapith & Centaur[metope XXVII from S. side]

Lapith & Centaur/ Young Lapith (detail)
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Lapith and Centaur [metope XXVII from S. side]




Centaur abducting Lapith Woman with Fallen Lapith Man[metope XXVIII from S. side]

Centaur abducting Lapith Woman with Fallen Lapith Man
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Centaur abducting Lapith Woman with Fallen Lapith Man [metope XXVIII from S. side]




Lapith & Centaur[metope XXX from S. side]

Lapith & Centaur
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Lapith and Centaur [metope XXX from S. side]




Lapith & Centaur[metope XXXI from S. side]

Lapith & Centaur/ Detail
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Lapith and Centaur [metope XXXI from S. side]




Horsemen in the Pan-Athenaic Procession W. frieze

[Figs. 2-3, section II]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession (London, British Museum)





Marshall Directing Pan-Athenaic Procession W. & N. frieze

fig. 1, section I; figs. 130-134, section XLII]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession (London, British Museum)





Chariot scene in the Pan-Athenaic Procession, N. frieze

[figs. 45-47, section XII]/ [figs. 59-61, section XVIII]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession (London, British Museum)





Horsemen in the Pan-Athenaic Procession N. frieze

[Figs. 107-122, sections XXXV-XXXIX]./ [figs. 107-112, sections XXXV-XXXVI]/ [figs. 117-119, section XXXVIII]/ [Figs. 113-122, sections XXXVII-XXXIX]/ [Figs. 130-134, section XLII]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession



Horseman in Pan-Athenaic Procession S. frieze

[Figs. 24-25, section IX; figs. 26-28, section X; figs. 29-31, section XI]/ [Figs. 26-28, section X; figs. 29-30, section XI]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession (London, British Museum)



S. frieze: Sacrificial Cattle and Attendants

[sections XXXIX and XL]/ [figs. 116-119, section XLI]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession (London, British Museum)



S. frieze: Chariots from Pan-Athenaic Procession

[figs. 61-63, section XXV]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession (London, British Museum)



meeting angle of S. and E. frieze: Marshall directing Pan-Athenaic Procession

[fig. 1, section I; figs. 129-131, section XLIV]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession (London, British Museum)



E. frieze: Attic Eponymous Heroes and Olympian Deities

[Figs. 20-27, section IV]/ Demeter [Fig. 26, section IV]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession (London, British Museum)



E. frieze: Nike, Hera, Zeus

[Figs. 28-30, section V]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession (London, British Museum)



E. frieze: Archon Basileus receives the folded peplos

[Figs. 34-35, section V]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession (London, British Museum)



E. frieze: Athena and Hephaestus

[Figs. 36-37, section V]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession (London, British Museum)



E. frieze: Marshalls in the Pan-Athenaic Procession

[Figs. 47-48, section VI]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession (London, British Museum)



E. frieze: Head of the Pan-Athenaic Procession ("Les Ergastines")

[Figs. 49-56, section VII]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession (London, British Museum)



Women in Pan-Athenaic Procession E. frieze carrying incense-burner, vases and phiale

[Figs. 57-61, section VIII]
ca. 438 -432 BCE, Athens, Parthenon: Pan-Athenaic Procession (London, British Museum)





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