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- Museum number
- 2015,5009.207
- Description
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Reconstructed elevation of the pronaos from the Temple of Hera, Paestum; inscribed with measurements and notes in pen and ink and graphite by William Harris.
Engraving.
- Production date
- 1806-1822
- Dimensions
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Height: 395 millimetres
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Width: 290 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Engraving from a collection of around 200 works on paper by the architects Samuel Angell and William Harris, relating to their trip and excavations on Sicily in 1822-1823. On their trip they intended to refine the published drawings by William Wilkins (1807). They visited Syracuse and Agrigento before travelling to Selinunte where, after finding archaic metopes, they started excavating and recording the temples and sculptures for future publication. Harris died in Selinunte in July 1823. Angell published their findings in 1826. For a brief overview see C. Marconi (2007) 'Temple Decoration and Cultural Identity in the Archaic Greek World: The Metopes of Selinus,' CUP: 133-134.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: The Antiquities of Magna Graecia (1807)
- Acquisition date
- 1910
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 2015,5009.207