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middle of the last century, when Dalton drew the western
pediment, the work of destruction had heen carried much
further. In the right wing of the composition the figures
N, 0, Q, S, T, and in the left wing only four figures,
A, B, C, and F ? are shown in position on the pediment
in Dalton's Plate. In the intervening middle space, two
torsos are lying on the floor of the pediment. One of
these is probably the Poseidon; the other may be the
figure marked H. On the ground below the pediment
lies the body of a draped figure, perhaps Athene, and a
fragment which may belong to the Poseidon (M).
All that remained in position in the western pediment
when Lord Elgin's agent came to Athens were the figures
B and C in the north angle, and in the south angle the
lower part of the reclining female figure W. The Biver-
god A and the torsos H, L, M, 0 were found under the
north-west angle of the pediment, after taking down
a Turkish house built against the columns. The lower
part of a female figure Q may also have been found on
this spot.
After the Akropolis passed into the possession of the
Greek government, the ground round the Parthenon was
cleared of its ruins, and this led to the discovery, in 1835,
of the crouching male figure Y and of many fragments,
among which are remains of the horses lowered by
Morosini. The sculptures removed by Lord Elgin from
this pediment are exhibited in combination with casts of
the remains from the composition now at Athens, and
may be thus described.
[L and M.] Athene and Poseidon.—It has been
already stated that the central group of Athene and
Poseidon is at present represented by the two torsos L and
M, The Athene of which L is the remnant is drawn by
Carrey moving rapidly to the left; her right arm, broken
off above the elbow, and her right foot are advanced in
middle of the last century, when Dalton drew the western
pediment, the work of destruction had heen carried much
further. In the right wing of the composition the figures
N, 0, Q, S, T, and in the left wing only four figures,
A, B, C, and F ? are shown in position on the pediment
in Dalton's Plate. In the intervening middle space, two
torsos are lying on the floor of the pediment. One of
these is probably the Poseidon; the other may be the
figure marked H. On the ground below the pediment
lies the body of a draped figure, perhaps Athene, and a
fragment which may belong to the Poseidon (M).
All that remained in position in the western pediment
when Lord Elgin's agent came to Athens were the figures
B and C in the north angle, and in the south angle the
lower part of the reclining female figure W. The Biver-
god A and the torsos H, L, M, 0 were found under the
north-west angle of the pediment, after taking down
a Turkish house built against the columns. The lower
part of a female figure Q may also have been found on
this spot.
After the Akropolis passed into the possession of the
Greek government, the ground round the Parthenon was
cleared of its ruins, and this led to the discovery, in 1835,
of the crouching male figure Y and of many fragments,
among which are remains of the horses lowered by
Morosini. The sculptures removed by Lord Elgin from
this pediment are exhibited in combination with casts of
the remains from the composition now at Athens, and
may be thus described.
[L and M.] Athene and Poseidon.—It has been
already stated that the central group of Athene and
Poseidon is at present represented by the two torsos L and
M, The Athene of which L is the remnant is drawn by
Carrey moving rapidly to the left; her right arm, broken
off above the elbow, and her right foot are advanced in