542. A young Greek, wounded and fallen to the ground, raises his right hand, as if in defence against the blow about to be struck by the Amazon standing over him. Another Amazon hastily approaches from the left, and stretches out her hands, as if in defence of the Greek. On the right of the slab, an Amazon supports a wounded comrade, who is sinking to the ground with her head drooping and all her muscles relaxed.
Length, 4 feet 2¼ inches. Synopsis, No. 23; Mus. Marbles, IV., pl. 23; Stackelberg, pl. 9.
Fragments of the Temple Statue of Apollo.
A few small fragments of a colossal male statue were discovered during the excavations. As the fragments found belong to the extremities of the figure, and since they are proved to have been separate pieces attached, by the dowel holes, it is inferred that the statue was acrolithic, i.e., that the extremities only were of marble, while the rest of the figure was made of wood or other inferior material.
The original statue of Apollo Epicurios had been moved to Megalopolis from Bassae, before the time of Pausanias (Paus. viii., 30, 3). The foundation of Megalopolis took place in 368 b.c., and if the acrolithic statue was made to take the place of that which was removed it must be later than this date.
The two fragments here described are all that are in the British Museum, but four other small pieces were also discovered, and are engraved Stackelberg, pl. 31; reproduced Exp. de Morée, ii., pl. 23, fig. 5; Cockerell, pl. 16.
543. Fragment of the forepart of a right male foot, wearing a sandal.
White marble; length, 6½ inches. Stackelberg, pl. 31; Cockerell, pl. 16.
544. Fragment with the palm and base of the thumb of a right hand.