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others the Athenians have the advantage, while 
in others, again, the victory seems doubtful with 
respect to either of the combatants. These 
magnificent specimens of ancient art are exe¬ 
cuted with great spirit in alto-relievo: they 
were seen at a height of nearly forty-four feet 
from the ground. 
No. 16. A plaster cast of the Metope, No; 7»- 
No. 15*—62. The exterior frieze of the Celia 
of the Parthenon, which embellished the upper 
part of the walls, within the colonnade at the 
height of the frieze of the Pronaos, and which 
was continued in an uninterrupted series of 
sculpture entirely round the temple. It is in very 
low relief. The subject represents the sacred 
procession which took place at the great Pan- 
athenaaa, a festival which was celebrated every 
fifth year, at Athens, in honour of Minerva, the 
patroness of the city. The bas-reliefs which, 
compose this frieze are arranged as nearly as it 
could be ascertained, and was compatible with 
the construction of the present room, in the same 
order as they were originally placed in the Par¬ 
thenon. Those on the principal front of the 
temple, namely the east, are placed first, then 
follow those of the north, and lastly those of the 
west and south ; they are arranged, in short, in 
the same manner in which they would be seen 
by the spectator who approached the temple by 
the east, and walked round it by the north, west, 
and south. 
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