Poulsen, Frederik, 1876-, Richards, G. C. (George Chatterton), 1867-1951 · London : Gyldendal · leaf 95
> o H-J u Uh 8o METOPES OF THE SICYONIAN TREASURY temporary Sicyonian relief/ Specially instructive is thecomparison with a metope from Selinus^ which also^ byits style^ belongs to the second quarter of the sixth century,and shows the influence of Cretan archaism (fig. 22). … Fig. -Metope from Selinus (Palermo Museum). How unnatural and jumping-jack-like is the bulls move-ment, how little its anatomy is understood, how wronglyrendered are the details of the head and neck ! The dolphinsunder the bulls body suggest swimming, which, as usual, is Otto Jahn, op. cit., plate…
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