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ELGIN 
SALOON. 
Antiquities. 
the possession of Lord Elgin. (18, 17, 18, 18*, 19, 
20, A 100, 21.) 
No. 25 —46. A portion of the same frieze, taken from 
the north side of the temple. No. 25 is a fragment of 
a much larger slab; it represents two of the Metceci , 
or strangers, who settled at Athens, and were allowed 
to take part in the procession. They carry on their 
shoulders a kind of tray filled with cakes and other 
articles. The remainder of this part of the frieze re¬ 
presents charioteers and horsemen. Among the latter 
are seven slabs, (Nos. 37—43.,) which, whether we 
consider the elegance of the compositions, or the spirit 
with which the figures of the men and horses are 
executed, present us with the highest effort of the art 
of sculpture in the class of low relief. No. 46 having 
been placed at the southwest corner of the temple, the 
figure sculptured at the end of it belongs to that part 
of the procession which decorated the west end of the 
Celia. It is repeated in plaster, that the whole of the 
western frieze may be seen by the spectator at one view. 
(22, 24, 23, 34, 98, 177*, 35, 35* 37, 178*, 36, 35**, 
38, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 38*, 32, 33.) 
No. 47. A single slab of the frieze from the west end of 
the temple. It represents tw T o horsemen, one of whom 
is riding before the other, and seems to be in the act 
of urging his companion to quicken his pace. The 
direction of these figures is the same as that on the 
north side, namely, from right to left. (39.) 
There is a peculiarity in the frieze of the west end, 
which distinguishes it from that on the north and 
south sides of the temple. The subjects represented 
on the slabs of those two sides run one into another, 
that is, what was left imperfect in one slab is completed 
in the next; whereas in the west end the subjects are 
nearly complete on each piece of marble. The western 
frieze is likewise distinguished from those of the two 
sides of the temple, by the comparatively few figures 
introduced into it. 
No. 48—61. 
