Parthenon sculpture: Centaur and Lapith (made around ... tall. Centaurs - half horse, half human - are attacking the Lapiths, who are a legendary Greek people. According to the story, the Lapiths ...

A centaur head and two more marble fragments taken from the Parthenon in the 17th century are among the most popular exhibits ...

Detail from the western frieze of the Parthenon ... The statue of Dionysus from the eastern pediment (center) sits within the center of the room, along with the head of a horse from Selene ...

Claims to the Parthenon Sculptures began when they were taken ... One is a fragment of the head of a horse that was pulling Athena's chariot in the frieze. Another depicts a young boy's head ...

The toppling and subsequent re-installment of the Iron Horse garnered a significant amount of attention from across Athens, ...

Architectural evidence and historic record, including reference to the Parthenon's 40-foot-high, gold-and-ivory statue of Athena, essentially confirm the building's original function as a temple.

The proposal to create high-quality replicas could serve as a compromise, allowing the British Museum to retain a display ...

After conservative UK leaders refused to send Parthenon fragments home to Greece, a new government has ushered 'constructive' ...

The Parthenon sculptures set out to present an Athenian ... tall. Centaurs - half horse, half human - are attacking the Lapiths, who are a legendary Greek people. According to the story, the ...