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frieze
Object Type
frieze
Museum number
1815,1020.3
Title
Series:
The Bassai Sculptures
Series:
The Phigaleian Frieze
Description
Carved marble block from the West side of the continuous frieze of the temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassai. The West and North frieze show the battle between Centaurs and Lapiths at the marriage-feast of Peirithoos. This block shows on the left a Centaur who has grasped a Lapith woman, who tries to escape. She has a child on her left arm, who clasps her around her neck, one breast is bare. On the right a Centaur holding a shield in his left arm over which is draped a feline’s skin, tramples down a Lapith, who has fallen on one knee. He stretches out his hands to keep the Centaur away. The Lapith wears a cuirass over a chiton, a chlamys and boots. The block consists of several fragments.
Cultures/periods
Classical Greek
Production date
420BC-400BC
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Temple of Apollo (Bassai)
Materials
marble
Technique
carved
Dimensions
Length:
125.73 centimetres
Bibliographic references
Sculpture / Catalogue of Greek Sculpture in the British Museum
(522)
Location
On display
(G16/upper)
Subjects
centaur
centauromachy
lapith
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Charles Robert Cockerell
(auction)
Purchased from:
Karl Haller von Hallerstein
(auction)
Purchased from:
James Linkh
(auction)
Purchased from:
John Foster
(auction)
Purchased from:
Thomas Legh
(auction)
Purchased from:
George Christian Gropius
(auction)
Acquisition date
1815
Department
Greek and Roman
Registration number
1815,1020.3