Metope XIII (?). Breast. See No. 342, _5_. " XIV. Male torso. See No. 342, _2_. " XV (?). Arm. See No. 342, _6_. " XVI. Male head and torso. See No. 342, _3_. " XVII. Male torso. See No. 343, _2_. Fragment of lyre(?) See No. 343, _3_. " XIX. Arm and drapery. See No. 342, _7_. " XX. Hand with roll. See No. 343, _4_. Draped thigh. See No. 342, _4_. " XXIV. Torso of Lapith. See No. 343, _5_. [Sidenote: =315.=] This metope, the 26th in the original series, is from the eastern half of the south side of the temple. It represents a contest between a Centaur and Lapith. The Centaur, rearing, has raised his arms above his head, in order to strike his antagonist with some weapon, perhaps a branch of a tree. His antagonist thrusts the toes of his left foot against the equine chest of the Centaur between his forelegs, and, pressing his left hand against his adversary's right elbow, is trying to force him back on his haunches. His right arm, now wanting, has been drawn back to deal a blow; its position is marked by a projection on the ground of the relief. A chlamys hangs down at his back. From the want of apparent support for the right foot of the Lapith, the action of this figure appears weak and undecided. On the left upper arm are two holes for the attachment of some object, perhaps an end of drapery hanging free in front of the arm. Another hole on the flank of the equine portion of the Centaur, between the ribs and haunch, shows where the end of a skin, hanging down from the back, may have been attached. Parts of the right hind leg appear to have been attached by metal rivets. Carrey's drawing shows that this metope has suffered little since his time. _Mus. Marbles_, VII., pl. 8; Michaelis, pl. 3, xxvi.; _Stereoscopic_, No. 89. [Sidenote: =316.=] In this metope, the 27th in the original series, the Centaur, wounded in the back, attempts to fly, but is checked by the Lapith, whose left hand grasps him round the left side of the head, while his left leg presses against his hind-quarters. The right arm of the Lapith is drawn back to deal a blow, perhaps with a lance. The Centaur, rearing up in agony, presses his right hand against the wound in his back; his left arm, now wanting, must have been raised, as appears from Carrey's drawing, in which a small piece of the upper arm is given. The left foot of the Lapith presses firmly against a rock. A mantle falls over both arms, hanging in festoons behind his back. Carrey's drawing gives both the head, and right leg, and part of the right forearm of the Lapith. In composition and execution this is one of the finest of the extant metopes. _Mus. Marbles_, VII., pl. 9; Baumeister, _Denkmaeler_, p. 1176, fig. 1365; Michaelis, pl. 3, xxvii.; _Stereoscopic_, No. 90. [Sidenote: =317.=]