Cast of lunging Lapith and rearing centaur from Parthenon (South Metope, VII)

From: British Museum

RA Collection: Art

The cast is of a metope (no. 7) from the south side of the Parthenon; it is now in the British Museum. The cast was given to the Academy by Richard Westmacott with two other casts of metopes (South 27, 05/2920 and South 30, 05/2921) in 1820. It shows the state of the metope in the early 19th century.

The original object was drawn by J. Carrey in 1674 at which point both heads were preserved. In 1801-1802, the metope was removed from the Parthenon by Lord Elgin. The head of the Lapith re-surfaced and was purchased in 1880 by the Louvre. The head of the Centaur has been found in Athens (Acropolis Museum).

Object details

Title

Cast of lunging Lapith and rearing centaur from Parthenon (South Metope, VII)

From

British Museum

From

Elgin Marbles, British Museum, London

Object type

Cast Sculpture

Medium

Plaster cast, early 19th century

Dimensions

1350 mm x 1410 mm x 320 mm

Collection

Royal Academy of Arts

Object number

03/1456

Acquisition

Given by Sir Richard Westmacott RA 1820

Keywords

Headless Armless Lapith Centaur Rearing Up Arm Raised Struggling Fighting Cape Ancient Greece

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