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THE TREASURY OF THE ATHENIANS 181
feature in favour of contemporary origin is thus met
with.
Of the metopes of the south side, with Theseus’s exploits
Perdrizet gives the place of honour furthest to east to the
Fig. 75.—Athena and Theseus on a metope (Fouilles de Delphes iv, plate xxxviii).
attractive “ sacra conversazione ” between Theseus and
Athena (fig. 75). This is confirmed for once by ithe
circumstances of the find, in that the remains of this
relief were excavated in 1893 and 1894, together with the
feature in favour of contemporary origin is thus met
with.
Of the metopes of the south side, with Theseus’s exploits
Perdrizet gives the place of honour furthest to east to the
Fig. 75.—Athena and Theseus on a metope (Fouilles de Delphes iv, plate xxxviii).
attractive “ sacra conversazione ” between Theseus and
Athena (fig. 75). This is confirmed for once by ithe
circumstances of the find, in that the remains of this
relief were excavated in 1893 and 1894, together with the