architectural drawing
- Museum number
- 2015,5009.41
- Description
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Two separate studies mounted on one sheet; firstly of three metope fragments from Temple C at Selinunte and secondly two metope fragments from Temple E at Selinunte (Regional Archeological Museum Antonio Salinas, Palermo N.I. 5733 and unknown fragments); inscribed with measurements and scale.
Graphite on oiled paper stuck down onto a second sheet.
- Production date
- 1823 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 305 millimetres
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Width: 440 millimetres
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- Curator's comments
- Drawing 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. 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. Handwritten notes regarding Temple C are kept together with the drawings.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Sculptured Metopes discovered amongst the Ruins of the Temples of the Ancient City of Selinus in Sicily
- Acquisition date
- 1910
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 2015,5009.41
