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METOPES OF PARTHENON.
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as if he had just been half stunned by a blow on the
head. His bent knee does not yet touch the ground,
but the action of the Centaur deprives him of all chance
of recovering his erect position. A lion's skin floats in
the air at the back of the Centaur. A chlamys hangs
from the right arm of the Lapith, and passes behind his
back. The treatment of both the heads is a little austere,
but the bodies are well modelled, and the composition is
finely conceived. There are on this metope some remains
of the bead and reel moulding on the upper margin.
Mus. Marbles, VII., pi. 12 ; Michaelis, pi. 4, xxx.; Stereoscopic, No. 93.
320. In this metope, the 31st of the original series, the
Centaur seems to have the advantage. The Lapith has,
with his right hand, seized him by the hair, pressing his
right knee on the Centaur's breast; his left arm is drawn
back, and has been slightly bent at the elbow. The
Centaur, rearing up, grasps his antagonist by the throat,
twisting his forelegs round the Lapith's right leg, so as
to paralyse its action. The position of the Centaur is
obviously much the stronger, and the bent left knee of
the Lapith indicates that he is tottering. We do not
know what weapon he held in his hand. The composition
in this metope is very good. In the faces there is the
same austere character as in No. 319. This metope seems
in the same state as when drawn by Carrey.
Mu<<. Mai-blcs, VII., pi. 13; Baumeister, Denkmaeler, p. 1178,
fig. 1367 ; Michaelis, pi. 4, xxxi.; Stereoscopic, No. 94.
321. In this metope, the 32nd of the original series, the
Centaur has seized the Lapith by the back of his head
with his left hand, of which a fragment is still visible.
His right arm has been drawn back to deal a blow,
probably with a spear. The left foreleg passes round
the loins of the Lapith, while the other foreleg has been
locked round his right thigh. His adversary, firmly
planted on the ground with his right leg advanced, has
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as if he had just been half stunned by a blow on the
head. His bent knee does not yet touch the ground,
but the action of the Centaur deprives him of all chance
of recovering his erect position. A lion's skin floats in
the air at the back of the Centaur. A chlamys hangs
from the right arm of the Lapith, and passes behind his
back. The treatment of both the heads is a little austere,
but the bodies are well modelled, and the composition is
finely conceived. There are on this metope some remains
of the bead and reel moulding on the upper margin.
Mus. Marbles, VII., pi. 12 ; Michaelis, pi. 4, xxx.; Stereoscopic, No. 93.
320. In this metope, the 31st of the original series, the
Centaur seems to have the advantage. The Lapith has,
with his right hand, seized him by the hair, pressing his
right knee on the Centaur's breast; his left arm is drawn
back, and has been slightly bent at the elbow. The
Centaur, rearing up, grasps his antagonist by the throat,
twisting his forelegs round the Lapith's right leg, so as
to paralyse its action. The position of the Centaur is
obviously much the stronger, and the bent left knee of
the Lapith indicates that he is tottering. We do not
know what weapon he held in his hand. The composition
in this metope is very good. In the faces there is the
same austere character as in No. 319. This metope seems
in the same state as when drawn by Carrey.
Mu<<. Mai-blcs, VII., pi. 13; Baumeister, Denkmaeler, p. 1178,
fig. 1367 ; Michaelis, pi. 4, xxxi.; Stereoscopic, No. 94.
321. In this metope, the 32nd of the original series, the
Centaur has seized the Lapith by the back of his head
with his left hand, of which a fragment is still visible.
His right arm has been drawn back to deal a blow,
probably with a spear. The left foreleg passes round
the loins of the Lapith, while the other foreleg has been
locked round his right thigh. His adversary, firmly
planted on the ground with his right leg advanced, has