531. The remaining slab on this side contains a part of the battle of Greeks and Amazons. As the Amazon slabs are longer than the slabs of Centaurs by about 10 feet, it is clear that they must have filled two sides and a part of a third. (See above, p. [278].)
On the left a Greek and an Amazon are engaged in combat. The Greek has a helmet, boots, and a chiton which leaves the right shoulder bare. He advances his left arm with the mantle hanging from it, in the manner of Harmodios in the group of the Athenian Tyrannicides (compare the Panathenaic vase in the Fourth Vase Room, which has this group on the shield of Athenè). The Amazon wears a similar chiton, and rushes forward against the Greek, in the attitude of the Aristogeiton in the group mentioned above. On the right a wounded Amazon has sunk to the ground, and is supported by a companion who wears the chiton split at the side (schistos), like that of the Iris of the east pediment of the Parthenon.
Length, 4 feet 6½ inches; Synopsis, No. 20; Mus. Marbles, IV., pl. 20; Stackelberg, pl. 17.
Phigaleian Frieze, East Side.
532. On the left of the slab a Greek tries to drag an Amazon along by the hair. She is now unarmed, and tries to resist with both hands and with the weight of her body. Her shield is seen in the background. On the right an Amazon who has sunk to the ground, but appears not to be badly wounded, is defended by a companion who stands beside her, and stretches out a large shield.
Length, 4 feet 6¾ inches. Synopsis, No. 12; Mus. Marbles, IV., pl. 12; Stackelberg, pl. 7.
533. On the left a Greek makes a fierce attack on an enemy represented in the adjoining slab, which was probably the one just described. He has his sword arm raised above his head for a strong blow.
In the centre is a vigorous combat between a Greek and Amazon. The Greek covers himself with his shield and draws back for a spear thrust. The action of the Amazon appears to be that of thrusting a spear. The shield on her left arm is not expressed. In the tightly stretched skirt of the chiton the sculptor has sacrificed grace for truth to nature and vivid movement. On the right, an Amazon who has just received a mortal wound, is seen falling to the ground, with all her limbs relaxed.
Length, 4 feet 5¾ inches. Synopsis, No. 13; Mus. Marbles, IV., pl. 13; Stackelberg, pl. 8; Brunn, Denkmaeler, No. 88.