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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Greek (original)
Title:Cast of metope from the south side of the Parthenon
Date Made:ca. 1900 CE
Type:Cast
Materials:Replica; plaster
Place Made:Greece, Athens (original)
Measurements:overall: 52 1/2 x 53 1/4 x 12 3/4 in.; 133.35 x 135.255 x 32.385 cm
Accession Number:  MH 152.1.B.OIV
Credit Line:Gift of the Class of 1889 in memory of Elizabeth Blanchard (Class of 1858; principal of Mount Holyoke, 1883-88; acting president, 1888-89)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
ca. late 19th or early 20th century plaster cast of a marble original dating to the Classical Period, ca. 447-439 BCE. This is a cast of south metope XXVII of the Parthenon, located on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The south metope reliefs depict the mythological conflict between the Lapiths and the Centaurs at the wedding of King Perithoos, an event known as the Centauromachy. On this metope, a Lapith, on the left, reaches for a Centaur’s head with his left hand while preparing to strike the Centaur with his outstretched right hand. The original marble relief after which this cast was made is located at the Acropolis Museum in Athens, Greece.
Provenience: Greece, Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon (original

Tags:
ancient; archaeology

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