Smith, Arthur H. [Editor]; British Museum <London> / Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities [Editor]: Catalogue of sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities (Band 1) (London, 1892)

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CATALOGUE OF SCULPTURE.

thirteen metopes which have been destroyed since the
time of Carrey. They are more fully described below.

Metope XIII (?). Breast. See No. 342, 5.

XIV. Male torso. See No. 342, 2.
„ XV (?). Arm. See No. 342, 6.
,, XVI. Male head and torso. See No. 342, 3.
,, XVII. Male torso. See No. 343, 2. Fragment

of lyre (?) See No. 343, 3.
„ XIX. Arm and drapery. See No 342, 7.
,, XX. Hand with roll. See No. 343, 4. Draped

thigh. See No. 342, 4.
„ XXIV. Torso of Lapith. See No. 343, 5.

315. This metope, the 26th in the original series, is from the
eastern half of the south side of the temple. It represents
a contest between a Centaur and Lapith. The Centaur,
rearing, has raised his arms above his head, in order to
strike his antagonist with some weapon, perhaps a branch
of a tree. His antagonist thrusts the toes of his left foot
against the equine chest of the Centaur between his
forelegs, and, pressing his left hand against his adversary's
right elbow, is trying to force him back on his haunches.
His right arm, now wanting, has been drawn back to deal
a blow; its position is marked by a projection on the
ground of the relief. A cblamys hangs down at his back.
From the want of apparent support for the right foot of
the Lapith, the action of this figure appears weak and
undecided. On the left upper arm are two holes for the
attachment of some object, perhaps an end of drapery
hanging free in front of the arm. Another hole on the
flank of the equine portion of the Centaur, between the
ribs and haunch, shows where the end of a skin, hanging
down from the back, may have been attached. Farts of
the right hind leg appear to have been attached by metal