architectural drawing
- Museum number
- 2015,5009.74
- Description
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Ground plan of temple, Temple G at Selinunte; inscribed with measurements and scale.
Pen and Ink (black and red), graphite and watercolour.
- Production date
- 1822
- Dimensions
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Height: 383 millimetres
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Width: 480 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.
- 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
- 2015,5009.74