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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Greek (original)
Title:Cast from the south metope of the Parthenon
Date Made:ca. 1900 CE
Type:Cast
Materials:Plaster
Place Made:Europe; Greece; Athens (original)
Measurements:overall: 53 1/2 x 51 x 10 1/4 in.; 135.89 x 129.54 x 26.035 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1905.152.2.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
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Description:
ca. late 19th or early 20th century plaster cast of a marble original dating to the Classical Period, ca. 447-432 BCE. This cast is of south metope IV of the Parthenon, located on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The south metope reliefs depict the mythological conflict between Lapiths and Centaurs at the wedding of King Perithoos, an event known as the Centauromachy. On this metope, a Lapith, to the left, and a Centaur, to the right, are pictured in battle; both figures are missing their heads. The Lapith has been forced to the ground, where he sits upon his fallen garment with his left arm raised to parry the Centaur’s attack. His right arm is cut off just above the elbow. The Centaur raises a hydria, or water jar, above his head. Both of his arms are missing along with both of his front legs and the greater part of his back legs. The original marble relief after which this cast is made is located at the British Museum in London, England.
Provenience: Greece, Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon (original)

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; reproductions

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