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CATALOGUE OP SCULPTUBE.
they occupied except in the case of those found in situ
(1013-1016), which are probably from the eastern side.
Those four slabs are probably by the same artist, and are
far superior in preservation to those from the Castle. Many
parts are lost, and it is therefore only occasionally that
two slabs can be joined by means of the subject.
It has been suggested that the frieze ought to be
placed on the base, as in the Nereid Monument, rather
than in the order (Furtwaengler, Arch. Zeit, 1881, p. 305),
but this view has not been accepted.
The Amazons are represented some on foot, others on
horseback. Their weapons are the battle-axe, the bow,
and the sword. From the action of several of those on
horseback, it is evident that they were represented using
spears; but as no trace of these weapons appears at present
on the marble, they may have been painted on the ground
of the relief; or in some cases made of metal and attached
to the marble.
All the Greeks are on foot; some of them are repre-
sented naked, others wear a chiton reaching to the knees,
or a chlamys twisted round the arm. Their weapons are
the sword and the javelin; they wear no armour but
Argolic bucklers, and helmets, some of which are
Corinthian. One figure, which must represent Heracles
or Theseus, is armed with a club and wears a lion's skin.
A marked characteristic of the frieze is the way in
which it is broken up into groups. The figures concerned
in an incident usually overlap, while those in adjoining
incidents overlap seldom, and in a slight degree. In
this respect there is a marked contrast with the repre-
sentation of the same subject on the Phigaleian frieze.
Throughout there is a skilful opposition of nude and
draped, of male and female forms. Among the Greek
warriors, some are beardless youths; others in the maturity
of their strength.
CATALOGUE OP SCULPTUBE.
they occupied except in the case of those found in situ
(1013-1016), which are probably from the eastern side.
Those four slabs are probably by the same artist, and are
far superior in preservation to those from the Castle. Many
parts are lost, and it is therefore only occasionally that
two slabs can be joined by means of the subject.
It has been suggested that the frieze ought to be
placed on the base, as in the Nereid Monument, rather
than in the order (Furtwaengler, Arch. Zeit, 1881, p. 305),
but this view has not been accepted.
The Amazons are represented some on foot, others on
horseback. Their weapons are the battle-axe, the bow,
and the sword. From the action of several of those on
horseback, it is evident that they were represented using
spears; but as no trace of these weapons appears at present
on the marble, they may have been painted on the ground
of the relief; or in some cases made of metal and attached
to the marble.
All the Greeks are on foot; some of them are repre-
sented naked, others wear a chiton reaching to the knees,
or a chlamys twisted round the arm. Their weapons are
the sword and the javelin; they wear no armour but
Argolic bucklers, and helmets, some of which are
Corinthian. One figure, which must represent Heracles
or Theseus, is armed with a club and wears a lion's skin.
A marked characteristic of the frieze is the way in
which it is broken up into groups. The figures concerned
in an incident usually overlap, while those in adjoining
incidents overlap seldom, and in a slight degree. In
this respect there is a marked contrast with the repre-
sentation of the same subject on the Phigaleian frieze.
Throughout there is a skilful opposition of nude and
draped, of male and female forms. Among the Greek
warriors, some are beardless youths; others in the maturity
of their strength.