THE PORTRAITS OF AMAZONS, SET OF 6 | The Bassae Frieze, British Museum

• THE PORTRAITS OF AMAZONS SET OF 6:
Details 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.
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🎬 My YT 'The Portraits of Amazons' MP4 Short presentation:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eOokiJb2DHw
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The British Museum, London | BM
[First fl., Room 16 'Bassae Sculptures', 2nd level]
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BM | Michael Svetbird Phs ©MSP | 19|08|24 5750X4300 600 [I.-VI.]
The objects photographed are part of the BM collection
[Non-commercial fair use | No AI training | Author's rights apply | Sorry for the watermarks]
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📸 Part of the "Reliefs-Friezes-Slabs-Sculpture" MSP Online Photo-gallery:
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👉 D-ART:
https://www.deviantart.com/svetbird1234/gallery/72510770/reliefs-friezes-slabs-sculpture

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