THE PORTRAIT OF AN AMAZON [IV.] Detail of the Bassae Frieze, a multifigure continuous Amazonomachy scene carved in marble and preserved in the British Museum. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassae_Frieze From the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae, Messenia, Greece. '..a rare example of an almost complete architectural frieze from the ancient Greek world.. The frieze ran around the interior of the Temple..' [Txt ©BM]. Discovered in 1811-12, Consists of 23 slabs, 420-400 BC.
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 IV.] The object photographed is a part of the BM collection [Non-commercial fair use | No AI training | Author's rights apply | Sorry for the watermarks]
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