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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: middle of the last century, when Dalton drew the western pediment, the work of destruction had been carried much further. In the right wing of the composition the figures N, 0, Q, S, T, and in the left wing only four figures, A, B, C, and F? are shown in position on the pediment in Dalton's Plate. In Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: middle of the last century, when Dalton drew the western pediment, the work of destruction had been carried much further. In the right wing of the composition the figures N, 0, Q, S, T, and in the left wing only four figures, A, B, C, and F? are shown in position on the pediment in Dalton's Plate. In the intervening middle space, two torsos are lying on the floor of the pediment. One of these is probably the Poseidon; the other may be the figure marked H. On the ground below the pediment lies the body of a draped figure, perhaps Athene, and a fragment which may belong to the Poseidon (M). All that remained in position in the western pediment when Lord Elgin's agent came to Athens were the figures B and C in the north angle, and in the south angle the lower part of the reclining female figure W. The Kivcr- god A and the torsos H, L, M, 0 were found under the north-west angle of the pediment, after taking down a Turkish house built against the columns. The lower part of a female figure Q may also have been found on this spot. After the Akropolis passed into the possession of the Greek government, the ground round the Parthenon was cleared of its ruins, and this led to the discovery, in 1835, of the crouching male figure V and of many fragments, among which are remains of the horses lowered by Morosini. The sculptures removed by Lord Elgin from this pediment are exhibited in combination with casts of the remains from the composition now at Athens, and may be thus described. [L and M.] Athene and Poseidon-It has been already stated that the central group of Athene and Poseidon is at present represented by the two torsos L and M. The Athene of which L is the remnant is drawn by Carrey moving rapidly to the left; her right arm, broken off above the elbow, and her right Books, History~~General, Synopsis-Of-The-Contents-Of-The-British-Museum~~British-Museum-Dept-Of-Antiquities, , , , , , , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781458857477

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882. Excerpt: ... this certain. (Mus. Marbles, vi. pll. 6-7; Harrison, No. 695; Caldesi, No. 1.) N. Selene.--It has been already stated that the horse''s head in the right hand angle of the pediment belongs to the car of the Goddess of Night, who is represented by the torso cast in plaster (N) which stands next to it. The original of this torso, now at Athens, was discovered in 1840 on the east side of the Parthenon. The arms and head are wanting, the body is cut off below the waist, as only the upper part of the figure was shown on the pediment. The dress is a sleeveless chiton girt at the waist and fastened on each shoulder. The bosom is crossed diagonally by two bands which pass round to the back. These bands and the forward inclination of the body suggest that the figure was in the act of driving her car. Two large dowel holes in the girdle and two others on the shoulders mark where metallic ornaments have been attached. On the back is a remnant of drapery extending from shoulder to shoulder: this is probably part of a pephs, the ends of which may have fallen over the arms. O. Horse''s Head.--Originally there were the heads of the two horses attached to the car of Selene. One of these, which still remains in the angle of the pediment, is a mere shapeless mass (see Michaelis, pi. 6, fig. 5, P). The head in the Museum (0) was so placed in the pediment that the muzzle projected over the cornice; in order to adjust it securely in this position, a portion of the lower jaw has been cut away. This head presents, as might have been expected, a marked contrast in motive to the pair in the opposite angle. The heads of the horses of Helios are t thrown upwards with fiery impatience as they spring from the waves; the downward inclination of the head here described and the distended ... British Museum. Dept. of Antiquities, Books, History, Synopsis Of The Contents Of The British Museum (volume 1); The Sculptures Of The Parthenon. Elgin Room Books>History, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 1458857476

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