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
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