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A guide to the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum (1899)

British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Smith, A. H. (Arthur Hamilton), 1860-1941 · London : Printed by order of the Trustees · leaf 29

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AND POSEIDON ^c » Vr^s^InB M O 10 20 30 40 50 FEET Fig. 4.—Plaii^of the Parthenon, (.\fler Doerpfdd: 16 EJgin Boom. which is exliil>itecl in this room. A view is given in fig. 3. Seealso the plan (fig. 4) and the sectional elevation (fig. 5). Theprincipal chamber (ceUa) within the colonnade… … Fig. 5.—Sectional view of the East End uf the Parthenon. (After G. Xiemann.) The sculptural decorations of the outside of the building were :^1) The East and West Pediment groups which filled the3)ediments or gables at the ends of the building. (2) The Metopesor square panels, adorned with groups…

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