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)

rillGALEIAN FRIEZE.

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One of the women stretches out her arms with a gesture
of despairing entreaty. The other embraces the statue,
which is a stiff archaic image wearing a polos ; with her
left hand she clings to her mantle which has been seized
by the Centaur. The Centaur is attacked from behind
by a Lapith who kneels on his back, has his left arm
round the Centaur's neck, and is abuut to strike with
the sword originally held in the right hand. On the
right is a tree, with a lion's skin hanging from a bough.
The appearance of a deity near his own image is not
infrequent. (Cf. Journ. of Hellen. Studies, ix., pi. 1 ;
Midler, Denlmaeler, pi. 44, fig. 206; Arch. ZciL, 18G9,
pi. 14.)

The group of the Lapith and Centaur is composed like
the Parthenon metope, No. 305.

Length, 4 feet 6 inches. Synopsis, No. 10 ; Mus. Marbles, IV., pi. 10;
Stackelberg, pi. 29.

525. A Lapith and a Centaur in combat. The Lapith draws
away to the left, and is about to throw a stone, while he
stretches out his shield on his left arm. The Centaur
rears up, and seems to be throwing a stone held in both
hands. The Lapith has only a helmet and small chlamys.
He aho wore a metal sword belt. On the right of the
slab, a woman holding a boy on her right arm, moves
quickly to the left. With her left hand she holds a
floating piece of her veil.

Length, 4 feet 5 inches. Synopsis, No. 8 ; Mus. Marbles, IV., pi. 8 ;
Stackelberg, pi. 20.

526. A Centaur is about to thrust with his sword at a
Lapith, who seizes the Centaur's left foreleg and left
hand. The Centaur has a lion's skin; the Lapith is
unarmed. On the right of this slab another unarmed
Lapith has forced the Centaur down on his knees. He