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metopes

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A Doric frieze at the top of the walls of the naos consisted of metopes depicting people, with the heads and naked parts of the women made of Parian marble and the rest from local stone. Source: Internet

According to Eleftherotypia daily, the archaeologists claimed the metopes had been placed there in the 18th century when the Acropolis wall was being repaired. Source: Internet

Another two metopes can be dated to around 560 BC and were recycled in the construction of Hermocrates ’ wall. Source: Internet

In March 2011, archaeologists announced that they had discovered five metopes of the Parthenon in the south wall of the Acropolis, which had been extended when the Acropolis was used as a fortress. Source: Internet

The best examples of the distinctive archaic artistic style of Selinus are the metopes (most of which are discussed above in the context of their temples). Source: Internet

Because the metopes are somewhat flexible in their proportions, the modular space between columns (“intercolumniation”) can be adjusted by the architect. Source: Internet

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