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painted. — Found on the Athenian Acropolis between the
Propylaea and the Parthenon.
The original, of Pentelic marble, is in the Acropolis Museum, at
Athens; height, 2 feet 2 inches. Ross, Arch. Aufs'dtze, I.,
pi. 14, fig. 3, p. 205; Elgin Room Guide, II., No. G. 7 ; Wolters,
No. Ill ; Le Bas, Mm. Fig., pL 62, fig. 3.
GREEK RELIEFS.
Most of the single Greek reliefs in the British Museum
are described in the present section of the catalogue
(Nos. 599-817.) Those reliefs which are known to have
belonged to particular buildings, and to have served an
architectural function, are catalogued separately. A few
reliefs also, principally of the later Attic School, are
reserved for a subsequent part.
We deal, in this place, with a number of works of minor
importance, and of various degrees of artistic merit. At
the same time they are of interest both for their subjects
and also as showing the instinctive grace and skill of
subordinate Greek craftsmen, even in hastily executed
and unimportant work.
The following classification has been adopted, but the
classes are not perfectly distinct, as the sepulchral reliefs
sometimes partake of a votive character.
Sepulchral Beliefs.— 599-618, Decorative Stelae.
619-680, Scenes from Daily Life and Animals.
681-686, Plain Vases. 687-710, Vases and reliefs
with figures clasping hands. 711-746, Sepulchral
Banquets, &c. 750-757, Eider and Horse, heroified.
760-766, Beliefs from Lycia.
Votive Beliefs.—770-794, Figures of the God or
his attributes. 795-812, Figures of the Dedicator,
or of the object dedicated. 813-817, Agonistic
reliefs.
293
painted. — Found on the Athenian Acropolis between the
Propylaea and the Parthenon.
The original, of Pentelic marble, is in the Acropolis Museum, at
Athens; height, 2 feet 2 inches. Ross, Arch. Aufs'dtze, I.,
pi. 14, fig. 3, p. 205; Elgin Room Guide, II., No. G. 7 ; Wolters,
No. Ill ; Le Bas, Mm. Fig., pL 62, fig. 3.
GREEK RELIEFS.
Most of the single Greek reliefs in the British Museum
are described in the present section of the catalogue
(Nos. 599-817.) Those reliefs which are known to have
belonged to particular buildings, and to have served an
architectural function, are catalogued separately. A few
reliefs also, principally of the later Attic School, are
reserved for a subsequent part.
We deal, in this place, with a number of works of minor
importance, and of various degrees of artistic merit. At
the same time they are of interest both for their subjects
and also as showing the instinctive grace and skill of
subordinate Greek craftsmen, even in hastily executed
and unimportant work.
The following classification has been adopted, but the
classes are not perfectly distinct, as the sepulchral reliefs
sometimes partake of a votive character.
Sepulchral Beliefs.— 599-618, Decorative Stelae.
619-680, Scenes from Daily Life and Animals.
681-686, Plain Vases. 687-710, Vases and reliefs
with figures clasping hands. 711-746, Sepulchral
Banquets, &c. 750-757, Eider and Horse, heroified.
760-766, Beliefs from Lycia.
Votive Beliefs.—770-794, Figures of the God or
his attributes. 795-812, Figures of the Dedicator,
or of the object dedicated. 813-817, Agonistic
reliefs.