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CATALOGUE OF SCULPTURE.
2\ inches, with an average height of about 1^ inch. At the
bottom it varies between low relief and about 1^ inch.
The whole surface of the relief is thus slightly tilted over
towards the spectator, in order to compensate as far as
possible for the disadvantageous conditions under which
the frieze had to be viewed. The length of each end of
the Parthenon frieze was 69 ft. 6 in.; the length of each
long side was 191 ft. 11 in. The length of the entire
frieze was therefore 522 ft. 10 in.
The frieze, which was nearly complete in the time of
Carrey, suffered greatly in the explosion, particularly
about the middle of the two long sides. Unfortunately,
however, Carrey only made drawings of the west end ; the
east end, except its central slab which had been taken
down ; about 74 feet in the middle of the south side ; and
about 78 ft. 6 in. at the east end of the north side. Stuart
and Pars drew a considerable amount of the frieze, but not
much of what has since been entirely lost. The following
table shows approximately the state of the whole frieze.
East.
South.
West.
North.
Total.
Originals in the British)
Museum . . . /
Casts in the British"1
Museum . . . /
Preserved only in the"!
drawings of Carrey. J
Preserved only in the"!
drawings of Stuart./
Drawn by Carrey and I
Stuart but not other- \
wise preserved . . )
Total existing or re-"l
corded . . . . j
Lost without a record.
Grand Total
ft. in.
43 0
21 2
3 4
2 0
ft. in.
108 6J
33 9}
27 6
0 6
ft. in.
7 2
62 4
ft in.
82 6
54 8
20 7
2 9
5 7
ft. in.
241 2}
171 11}
51 5
3 3
7 7
69 6
170 4
21 7
69 6
166 1
25 10
475 5
47 5
69 6
191 11
69 6
191 11
522 10
CATALOGUE OF SCULPTURE.
2\ inches, with an average height of about 1^ inch. At the
bottom it varies between low relief and about 1^ inch.
The whole surface of the relief is thus slightly tilted over
towards the spectator, in order to compensate as far as
possible for the disadvantageous conditions under which
the frieze had to be viewed. The length of each end of
the Parthenon frieze was 69 ft. 6 in.; the length of each
long side was 191 ft. 11 in. The length of the entire
frieze was therefore 522 ft. 10 in.
The frieze, which was nearly complete in the time of
Carrey, suffered greatly in the explosion, particularly
about the middle of the two long sides. Unfortunately,
however, Carrey only made drawings of the west end ; the
east end, except its central slab which had been taken
down ; about 74 feet in the middle of the south side ; and
about 78 ft. 6 in. at the east end of the north side. Stuart
and Pars drew a considerable amount of the frieze, but not
much of what has since been entirely lost. The following
table shows approximately the state of the whole frieze.
East.
South.
West.
North.
Total.
Originals in the British)
Museum . . . /
Casts in the British"1
Museum . . . /
Preserved only in the"!
drawings of Carrey. J
Preserved only in the"!
drawings of Stuart./
Drawn by Carrey and I
Stuart but not other- \
wise preserved . . )
Total existing or re-"l
corded . . . . j
Lost without a record.
Grand Total
ft. in.
43 0
21 2
3 4
2 0
ft. in.
108 6J
33 9}
27 6
0 6
ft. in.
7 2
62 4
ft in.
82 6
54 8
20 7
2 9
5 7
ft. in.
241 2}
171 11}
51 5
3 3
7 7
69 6
170 4
21 7
69 6
166 1
25 10
475 5
47 5
69 6
191 11
69 6
191 11
522 10