Parthenon metope, South 31, Centaur and Lapith
- Title:
- Parthenon metope, South 31, Centaur and Lapith
- Collection:
- Cornell Cast Collection
- Creator:
- Unknown (supervised by Phidias)
- Photographer:
- Alexandridis, Annetta
- Date:
- ca. 1890-1900
447-438 BCE
2008 (image)
- Site:
- Athens, Greece (original)
- Location:
- Warehouse
Athens, Greece (original) - ID Number:
- CCC_0064
- Accession Number:
- Sage no. 162
162 (sticker on front)
64 - File Name:
- CCC_0064.tif
- Original Measurements:
- 133 (H) cm
- Culture:
- Greek
- Style/Period:
- High Classical
- Work Type:
- casts (sculpture)
- Materials/Techniques:
- plaster cast (sculpture)
marble relief (sculpture technique) (original) - Subject:
- Parthenon (Athens, Greece)
Mythology, Classical
Centaurs - Image View Type:
- overall
- Image View Description:
- from front (upside down)
- Measurement:
- 134 x 132 x 5 (centimeters, height x width x diameter)
- Description:
- This is a damaged cast of metope South 31, a relatively well-preserved original, showing a centaur and Lapith engaged in hand-to-hand combat. The centaur, facing towards the viewer's right and twisting his body into three-quarter view, grasps the Lapith's throat with his left hand. He rears up extending his right arm back, apparently preparing to strike his human foe. The Lapith, whose head is missing in this cast, reaches his right arm out awkwardly to grasp the centaur's hair. With his right leg he knees the centaur between the creature's two front legs. Part of the centaur's right arm and left hind leg, and part of the Lapith's left arm, are missing in the original.
- Notes:
- Items in the Cornell Cast Collection are meant for inventory and reference purposes. Metadata may not be complete in all cases.
no. 1816,0610.15 - Bibliography:
- John Boardman, Greek Sculpture: The Classical Period (London: Thames and Hudson, 1985), 103-105, fig. 90
Frank Brommer, Die Metopen des Parthenon (Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1967), 126-127, pls. 233-235
Ernst Berger, Der Parthenon in Basel: Dokumentation zu den Metopen (Mainz: Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1986), 97, pls. 109 - Repository:
- Cornell University (current)
London, British Museum (original) - Collecting Program:
- Cornell Collections of Antiquities
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The images in the Cornell Collection of Antiquities: Casts are protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are their creators, generally Cornell University Library, Annetta Alexandridis, and Verity Platt. This collection of plaster casts owned by Cornell University was photographed by Cornell University Library, Alexandridis, Platt, and Andreya L. Mihaloew from 2010-2015, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Annetta Alexandridis. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact Annetta Alexandridis and Verity Platt for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.