Length, 4 feet 6 inches. Mus. Marbles, IX., pl. 13.
3. Combat of two warriors. The nude warrior on the left, armed with shield and helmet, presses forward to the attack; he probably held a sword in the right hand. His adversary, whose back is turned towards us, appears to be in retreat, but to be stopping to deliver a thrust, probably with a spear held in the right hand. His left arm must have held out a shield, of the rim of which a fragment remains, attached to the left thigh. His dress is a chiton heteromaschalos. On the right of the slab is seen the right foot of a warrior, belonging to the succeeding group, of which the British Museum possesses no cast. The warrior stretches out his shield to protect a wounded figure lying on the ground.
Length, 2 feet 10 inches. Mus. Marbles, IX., pl. 14. For the missing group, see Stuart, III., ch. I., pl. 17; Overbeck, Gr. Plast., 3rd. ed., I., p. 348.
4. Part of the legs of the wounded warrior just referred to remains on the ground, on the left. Next on the right are two warriors moving to the right. Both these figures are nude, but very seriously mutilated. It is doubtful whether the figure on the left was armed with a shield, like his companion. His right foot is advanced and he is hurrying forward.
Length, 2 feet 8 inches. Mus. Marbles, IX., pl. 14.
5. A battle scene, in which the combatants, four in number, are hurling rocks; a fifth, overcome in the fray, lies prostrate on the ground. In this combat one warrior appears to be fighting against three. On the left an heroic figure, which may well be Theseus, is seen advancing. In the confusion his mantle has fallen off, and only hangs over the left arm. With outstretched left hand he repels a huge stone hurled against him by his adversary; the right hand appears to have been stretched out behind the body, and may have held a sword. There appear to be no means of warding off the stone which the adversary throws with his left hand. Confronting the hero, supposed to be Theseus, is first the warrior just mentioned, who hurls a stone with each hand. Behind him is a second figure, who appears to be looking in the same direction. His right hand was probably holding a stone behind his head, while the left hand is stretched back to pick up another stone from the ground. The third warrior hurls a great stone with his right hand, while with his left hand he propels the large stone seen behind the shoulders of the central figure. The fallen figure lies on rocky ground in the middle of the group of combatants, his head is much below the level of his body; his right arm, now wanting, has been resting on a lower level, his left arm is folded helplessly across his body.
Length, 5 feet 10 inches. Mus. Marbles, IX., pl. 16.
6. Group of two warriors advancing rapidly to the right, each with a shield on the left arm. One is nude, the other wears a chiton heteromaschalos. Next on the right is a group of one female and two male deities seated on rocks, and observing the combat. The Goddess occupies the centre of the group, her head slightly inclined forward, and looking to the left. She wears a long chiton, sandals, and a mantle wrapped about her lower limbs. Both male figures have similar mantles. It may be conjectured that the three figures in order from the left are Poseidon, Demeter, and Dionysos; but it is impossible to attribute names to them with any confidence.
Length, 6 feet 6 inches. Mus. Marbles, IX., pl. 15.