A Centaur is about to thrust with his sword at a Lapith, who seizes
the Centaur's left foreleg and left hand. The Centaur has a lion's
skin; the Lapith is unarmed. On the right of this slab another unarmed
Lapith has forced the Centaur down on his knees. He kneels on the
Centaur's back, and holds his hair with the right hand, and his wrists
with the left hand.
Length, 4 feet 2-1/2 inches. _Synopsis_, No. 5; _Mus. Marbles_,
IV., pl. 5; Stackelberg, pl. 27.
[Sidenote: =527.=]
The Centaur of this slab bites a Lapith in the neck. The Lapith
is about to fall with relaxed limbs, but plunges his sword in the
Centaur's body. At the same time the Centaur kicks out with his hind
legs at a Lapith on the left, who holds out his shield as a defence. A
dead Centaur lies on the ground. Both Centaurs have lions' skins. The
Lapiths wore metal sword belts.
Length, 4 feet 1 inch. _Synopsis_, No. 2; _Mus. Marbles_, IV., pl.
2 Stackelberg, pl. 21; Brunn, _Denkmaeler_, No. 91.
[Sidenote: =528.=]
A Centaur has been thrown down by two Lapiths. The one drags forward
the Centaur by his hair, while the other kneels on his back, and has
his hand and sword raised to strike. A Centaur, however, has come
from behind and arrests the Lapith's blow, and tries to draw away his
shield. The fallen Centaur feebly puts out his right hand behind his
back to meet the stroke.
Length, 4 feet 1 inch. _Synopsis_, No. 1; _Mus. Marbles_, IV., pl.
1; Stackelberg, pl. 22.
PHIGALEIAN FEIEZE, NORTH SIDE.
[Sidenote: =529.=]
On the left a Lapith and Centaur are wrestling. The Lapith holds the
Centaur's head under his left arm, and the Centaur seizes the thigh
of the Lapith, and tries to overthrow him, putting his right foreleg
round the leg of the Lapith. The Centaur wears a lion's skin. On the
right the Lapith has seized the Centaur by the hair, and is about to
strike. The Centaur is helpless and can only stretch out his hands
behind his back as a defence.
Length, 4 feet 4-1/2 inches. _Synopsis_, No. 9; _Mus. Marbles_,
IV., pl. 9; Stackelberg, pl. 24.
[Sidenote: =530.=]
Two Centaurs heave a mighty stone to crush the invulnerable Kaineus.
Kaineus is half-buried and holds his shield above his head. He
probably held a sword in the right hand. Both Centaurs wear lions'
skins. The same subject occurs on the frieze of the Theseion. Next on
the right is a Lapith armed with shield and helmet, who seems to be
dragging the Centaur by the hair. A woman moves to the right, holding
her floating mantle with her right hand.
Length, 5 feet 3-1/2 inches. _Synopsis_, No. 4; _Mus. Marbles_,
IV., pl. 4; Stackelberg, pl. 26; Brunn, _Denkmaeler_, No. 90.
[Sidenote: =531.=]
The remaining slab on this side contains a part of the battle of
Greeks and Amazons. As the Amazon slabs are longer than the slabs of
Centaurs by about 10 feet, it is clear that they must have filled two
sides and a part of a third. (See above, p. 278.)
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