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room xiv. f or £} ie present in this room) were found at Wi- 
Antiquities. thington in Gloucestershire. They were pre¬ 
sented ., in 1811 , by Henry Brooke , Esq, 
FIFTEENTH ROOM. 
ALL THE ARTICLES IN THIS ROOM, EXCEPT A FEW 
WHICH ARE PARTICULARLY SPECIFIED, BELONG¬ 
ED TO THE EARL OF ELGIN. 
room xv. No. 1 — 15 . Fifteen of the metopes belonging 
Antiquities, to the Parthenon, which, alternately with the 
triglyphs, ornamented the frieze of the entabla¬ 
ture surmounting the colonnade: they represent 
the battle between the Centaurs and Lapithse, 
or rather between the Centaurs and Athenians, 
who under Theseus joined the Lapithse (a peo¬ 
ple of Thessaly) in this contest. In some of 
these sculptures the Centaurs are victorious, in 
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 
