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CATALOGUE OF SCULPTURE.
surface of the marble on the neck having been protected
from weather by the cornice retains its original polish.
At the back and between the arms are sculptured small
rippling waves to represent a calm sea at sunrise. These
waves are treated in the conventional manner usual in
representations of water in Greek art; their profile
siiown on the edge of the plinth approximates very
nearly to the well-known wave pattern. The metal
reins have been attached to the upper surface of the
plinth under the right forearm, and also under the
right hand, now lost; three dowel holes in this part of
the plinth served for their attachment. The waves were
probably distinguished by colour. It has been noted by
Michaelis that the angle in which this figure was placed
is the darkest spot in the eastern pediment, and that it is
only fully illumined by the early morning sun.
Mas. Marbles, VI., pi. 1 ; Michaelis, pi. 6, fig. 8; Overbook, I., p. 303,
fig. 61 (with B, C).
303 B, Two horses of Helios. The team of Helios was represented
C. by four horses' heads, two of which still remain in position
on the temple, at the back of the pediment. The two which
arc here are sculptured in the round out of one block
of marble. The}7 are represented emerging from the
waves, the profile of which is sculptured in relief on the
neck of the nearest horse. The head of the horse nearest
the eye (B) looks outwards, and has projected beyond the
plane of the pedimental cornice, so that it must have
caught the light. The action of this horse's head is most
spirited, though its effect is greatly impaired by the loss
of the lower jaw, and the injury which the surface of the
marble has received from exposure to the weather. The
reins were of metal, and the points of attachment of reins
and bridle are marked by three dowel holes in the plinth,
a fourth behind the right ear, and a fifth inside the
CATALOGUE OF SCULPTURE.
surface of the marble on the neck having been protected
from weather by the cornice retains its original polish.
At the back and between the arms are sculptured small
rippling waves to represent a calm sea at sunrise. These
waves are treated in the conventional manner usual in
representations of water in Greek art; their profile
siiown on the edge of the plinth approximates very
nearly to the well-known wave pattern. The metal
reins have been attached to the upper surface of the
plinth under the right forearm, and also under the
right hand, now lost; three dowel holes in this part of
the plinth served for their attachment. The waves were
probably distinguished by colour. It has been noted by
Michaelis that the angle in which this figure was placed
is the darkest spot in the eastern pediment, and that it is
only fully illumined by the early morning sun.
Mas. Marbles, VI., pi. 1 ; Michaelis, pi. 6, fig. 8; Overbook, I., p. 303,
fig. 61 (with B, C).
303 B, Two horses of Helios. The team of Helios was represented
C. by four horses' heads, two of which still remain in position
on the temple, at the back of the pediment. The two which
arc here are sculptured in the round out of one block
of marble. The}7 are represented emerging from the
waves, the profile of which is sculptured in relief on the
neck of the nearest horse. The head of the horse nearest
the eye (B) looks outwards, and has projected beyond the
plane of the pedimental cornice, so that it must have
caught the light. The action of this horse's head is most
spirited, though its effect is greatly impaired by the loss
of the lower jaw, and the injury which the surface of the
marble has received from exposure to the weather. The
reins were of metal, and the points of attachment of reins
and bridle are marked by three dowel holes in the plinth,
a fourth behind the right ear, and a fifth inside the