THE BAS-RELIEFS OF THE PARTHENON. 



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the Turcomans to the east of the Caspian Sea, among the 

 ancient Parthians and Hyrcanians. 



To the west of this inland sea, on the contrary, the 

 Karabagh, to the north of Media, produces a lively and 

 short horse with brilliant and metallic reflections, which 

 once served as the light cavalry, and might well be the 

 father of the Arab race, as well as of the tough mounts of 

 the Cossacks on the contemporary expeditionary line in 

 Georgia and Caucasus. 



In Greece, these bas-reliefs of Phidias attest this 

 diversity of appropria- 

 tion of animals to 

 special functions. The 

 chariots of the pro- 

 cessions of the Par- 

 thenians, decorating 

 the southern frieze, 

 are all drawn by horses 

 much longer than 

 those of the numerous 

 riders which escort 

 them at a gallop, rear- 

 ing and pawing the 

 ground. 



The example drawn 

 from the Parthenon 

 (fig.43)will emphasize 

 my observations. In 

 addition, we see in 

 these two sculptures 

 the very exact repro- 

 ductions of the first 

 times of the gallop. 

 The cavalier (A) is 

 at a gallop on the 

 left. The horse of 



Fig- 43- 



the chariot (B) is a specimen of the same gait on the 

 right. 



I had noticed in Greece the very few of these hippie 

 recollections which remained in place. I subsequently 

 examined the interesting collection of the works of 

 Phidias remade in England, with the great number of 



