South Metope 31: Lapith and Centaur
| Collection: | London, British Museum |
| Title: | Parthenon, South Metope 31 |
| Context: | From Athens, Acropolis |
| Findspot: | Found at Athens, Acropolis |
| Summary: | Lapith and Centaur |
| Sculptor: | Literary attestation to Pheidias |
| Material: | Marble |
| Sculpture Type: | Architectural |
| Category: | Statuary group |
| Placement: | South side |
| Style: | High Classical |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | 447 BC - 432 BC |
| Dimensions: | H 1.33 m |
| Scale: | Under life-size |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | High Classical |
| In Group: | Parthenon Metopes |
Subject Description:
Centauromachy: Rearing centaur (left) grasps nude Lapith male by throat with left hand while raising right to strike blow. Lapith (right) balances on left leg while his right leg is wrapped around right foreleg of centaur and with his right hand clutches hair of centaur while left arm is extended down and to right.
Condition: Intact
Condition Description:
Missing: upper right corner of slab, right forearm and right rear foreleg of centaur, left forearm, genitalia, and part of left foot of Lapith. Surface abraded. Face of Lapith battered.
Material Description:
Pentelic Marble
Associated Building: Athens, Parthenon
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