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Oue of thePHIGALEIAN FKIEZE. 281women stretches out her arms with a gestureof despairing entreaty. The other embraces the statue,which is a stiff archaic image wearing a polos ; with herleft hand she clings to her mantle which has been seizedby the Centaur. The Centaur is attacked from behindby a Lapith who kneels on his back, has his left armround the Centaur's neck, and is about to strike withthe sword originally held in the right hand. On theright is a tree, with a lion's skin hanging from a bough.The appearance of a deity near his own image is notinfrequent. (Cf. Journ. of Hellen. Studies, ix., pi. 1Muller, DenJcmaeler, pi. 44, fig. 206; Arch. Zeit., 1869,pi. 14.)The group of the Lapith and Centaur is composed likethe Parthenon metope, No. 305.Length, 4 feet 6 inches. Synoj)sis, No. 10 ; Mus. Marbles, IV., pi. 10Stackelberg, pi. 29.525. A Lapith and a Centaur in combat. The Lapith drawsaway to the left, and is about to throw a stone, while hestietches out his shield on his left arm. The Centaurrears up, and seems to be throwing a stone held in bothhands. The Lapith has only a helmet and small chlaniys.lie albO wore a metal sword belt. On tlie right of theslab, a woman holding a boy on her right arm, movesquickly to the left. With her left hand she holds afloating piece of her veil.Length, 4 feet 5 inches. Synopsis, No. 8 ; Mus, Marbles, IV., pi. 8 ;Stackelberg, pi. 20.526. A Centaur is about to thrust with his sword at aLapith, who seizes the Centaur's left foreleg and lefthand. The Centaur has a lion's skin ; the Lapith isunarmed. On the right of this slab another unarmedLapith has forced the Centaur down on his knees. Ho