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In the time of Carrey, the left arm and near hind-leg of the
Centaur, the right arm and left foot of the Greek had alone dis-
appeared ; but by the time of Stuart, this Metope had suffered all
the additional loss of the heads of both figures and the human body
of the Centaur, with that half of the left arm of the Greek which
was attached to it. The Greek was probably armed with a sword; the
destructive weapon of the Centaur does not appear in the draw-
ing ; it might have been a large stone, but was, more probably, one
of the massy wine vessels suddenly snatched up from the banquet
table, like that represented in No. III., with which this so much
corresponds in subject and sentiment. The marble above the Cen-
taur is imperfect; it was not improbably occupied in some degree
by his drapery or lion's skin, and would in that case have given
much additional interest to the appearance of the assailant. It
could scarcely have occupied much space, for all rapid movement
of the combatants had evidently ceased, as appears as well from the
present position of the parties, as from the quiescent state of the
drapery of the almost subdued Greek. The object under the off
hind leg of the Centaur cannot be correctly ascertained ; it is evi-
dently a hard substance upon which some folds of drapery have fallen,
and which partially conceal the foot, which, however, is firmly sup-
ported by the hard substance beneath. It was to this Metope that
the Chevalier Bronstedt supposed the two heads, now at Copen-
hagen, had originally belonged, but winch, upon examination, were
proved beyond dispute to be part of No. III., to which the casts
are now attached.
This Metope was the eighth on the south side of the Temple,
and is engraved in Stuart, Vol. IV. Chap. IV. PI. xxxi. Burrow,
Vol. I. Metope iv. Bronstedt, Liv. II. PI. xlvi. No. 8.
In the time of Carrey, the left arm and near hind-leg of the
Centaur, the right arm and left foot of the Greek had alone dis-
appeared ; but by the time of Stuart, this Metope had suffered all
the additional loss of the heads of both figures and the human body
of the Centaur, with that half of the left arm of the Greek which
was attached to it. The Greek was probably armed with a sword; the
destructive weapon of the Centaur does not appear in the draw-
ing ; it might have been a large stone, but was, more probably, one
of the massy wine vessels suddenly snatched up from the banquet
table, like that represented in No. III., with which this so much
corresponds in subject and sentiment. The marble above the Cen-
taur is imperfect; it was not improbably occupied in some degree
by his drapery or lion's skin, and would in that case have given
much additional interest to the appearance of the assailant. It
could scarcely have occupied much space, for all rapid movement
of the combatants had evidently ceased, as appears as well from the
present position of the parties, as from the quiescent state of the
drapery of the almost subdued Greek. The object under the off
hind leg of the Centaur cannot be correctly ascertained ; it is evi-
dently a hard substance upon which some folds of drapery have fallen,
and which partially conceal the foot, which, however, is firmly sup-
ported by the hard substance beneath. It was to this Metope that
the Chevalier Bronstedt supposed the two heads, now at Copen-
hagen, had originally belonged, but winch, upon examination, were
proved beyond dispute to be part of No. III., to which the casts
are now attached.
This Metope was the eighth on the south side of the Temple,
and is engraved in Stuart, Vol. IV. Chap. IV. PI. xxxi. Burrow,
Vol. I. Metope iv. Bronstedt, Liv. II. PI. xlvi. No. 8.