parthenon-british-museum-metope-centaur-lapith

Originally part of the Temple of Parthenon, these marble sculptures on display at the British museum are colloquially known as the Elgin marbles after the 7th earl of Elgin, Thomas Bruce, who had the pieces removed from Greece around 1801. The collection includes 92 metope panels such as the one shown here, depicting a battle between a legendary human known as a Lapith and a centaur. (Credit: British Museum via CNS)