The following fragments belong to a series of metopes in high relief, which were placed over the entrance to the cella of the temple, in a position similar to that occupied by the metopes of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia. In the Parthenon the frieze takes the place of the internal metopes, of which however a trace remains in the guttae which occur at regular intervals below the frieze, and which imply triglyphs.—Cockerell, Phigaleia, pl. 5.
The fragmentary state of the metopes makes the subjects uncertain, in most instances.
For a general view of the metopes, see Stereoscopic, No. 122.
510. Figure wearing a helmet with a projecting tail-piece (compare Parthenon frieze, south side, No. 4), a sleeveless chiton girt at the waist, and a small cloak. The figure wears a Gorgoneion on the breast; and with the left hand seems to be playing on a lyre, which is partly expressed in relief, and must have been further indicated in colour. The Gorgoneion suggests Athenè, but it is more likely that it is merely worn as an amulet, and the figure may be that of a Thracian citharist (cf. Wolters, p. 301). The dress is nearly the same as that of Orpheus on the well-known relief in the Villa Albani—(Zoega, Bassirel. Ant. i., pl. 42).
Marble; height, 1 foot 6 inches; width. 1 foot 4½ inches. Mus. Marbles, IV., pl. 24, fig. 1; Stackelberg, pl. 30, fig. 2; Exp. de Morée, II., pl. 23, fig. 2; Synopsis, No. 28; Cockerell, Phigaleia, pl. 8; Ellis; Elgin and Phigaleian Marbles, II, p. 213.
511. A mutilated male head, inserted in the same metope as last. It appears to have been bearded, but this is doubtful.
Marble; height, 5½ inches; width, 9 inches. Synopsis, No. 33.
512. Torso from the breasts to the knees of a female figure, wearing a fine clinging chiton and a mantle. The right hand holds two objects, perhaps crotala or possibly flutes, and the left hand was extended.
Marble; height, 1 foot 3 inches; width, 1 foot 5½ inches. Mus. Marbles, IV., pl. 24, fig. 2; Stackelberg, pl. 30, fig. 1; Exp. de Morée, II., pl. 23, fig. 1; Ellis, Elgin and Phigaleian Marbles, II., p. 213.
513. Lower part of a nude male figure from the waist to the ankle of the left leg, standing. The right leg is wanting. The figure stands to the left with drapery wrapped about the left arm.