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• THE PORTRAIT OF AN AMAZON [VI.]
Detail of the Bassae Frieze, a multifigure continuous Amazonomachy scene carved in marble and preserved in the British Museum.
This pic concludes the SET OF 6 most intact and visually distinct Amazon figures and heads from the frieze - Hurrah! 👻
From the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae, Messenia, Greece.
Discovered in 1811-12,
Consists of 23 slabs,
420-400 BC.
🎬 My YT 'The Portraits of Amazons' MP4 Short presentation:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eOokiJb2DHw
The British Museum, London | BM
[First fl., Room 16 'Bassae Sculptures', 2nd level]
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BM | Michael Svetbird Ph ©MSP | 19|08|24 5750X4300 600 [Detail VI.]
The object photographed is part of the BM collection
[Non-commercial fair use | No AI training | Author's rights apply | Sorry for the watermarks]
📸 Part of the "Reliefs-Friezes-Slabs-Sculpture" MSP Online Photo-gallery:
👉 D-ART:
https://www.deviantart.com/svetbird1234/gallery/72510770/reliefs-friezes-slabs-sculpture
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