THE GALLERY OF ANCIENT ART

Mythology in the Art
1121. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
So-called Nereids.
Sandstone. Metope from the temple of Hera at the mouth of the river Sele.
Mid-6th century BCE.
Paestum, National Archaeological Museum.
1122. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
Hercules fighting with the Cretan bull. A so-called “Small metope” of the temple X in Selinuntum.
Compact limestone of Menfi.
560—550 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1123. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
Relief with Quadriga. A so-called “Small metope” of the temple X in Selinuntum.
Compact limestone of Menfi.
560—550 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1124. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
Relief with three deities. A so-called “Small metope” of the temple Y in Selinuntum.
Compact limestone of Menfi.
560—550 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1125. SCULPTURE. Rome.
Roman strigillato sarcophagus with images of the deceased and his family.
Marble.
Box: 2nd—3rd cent. CE.
Lid: 1318.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1126. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
Sphinx. A so-called “Small metope” of the temple Y in Selinuntum.
Compact limestone of Menfi.
560—550 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1127. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
The Delian Triad (Leto, Apollo, Artemis). A so-called “Small metope” of the temple Y in Selinuntum.
Compact limestone of Menfi.
560—550 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1128. SCULPTURE. Greece.
Fragment of the slab VI (Poseidon, Apollo and Artemis at the meeting of gods).
Bas-relief from the east frieze of Parthenon.
Marble.
440 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1129. SCULPTURE. Greece.
The abduction of Europa.
Metope of the temple of Hera in Selinuntum (Sicily).
Tuff.
6th century BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1130. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
The Rape of Europa. A so-called “Small metope” of the temple Y in Selinuntum.
Compact limestone of Menfi.
560—550 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1131. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
A part of frieze from the Temple С in Selinuntum.
Compact limestone of Menfi.
540—510 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1132. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
Apollo, Leto and Artemis on quadriga. Metopa from the Temple С in Selinuntum.
Compact limestone of Menfi.
540—510 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1133. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
Perseus beheading Medusa in front of Athena, and the birth of Pegasus. Metopa from the Temple С in Selinuntum.
Compact limestone of Menfi.
540—510 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1134. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
Heracles carries the Cercopes hanging on a pole. Metopa from the Temple С in Selinuntum.
Compact limestone of Menfi.
540—510 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1135. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
A part of the eastern frieze of the Temple E in Selinuntum
Limestone, marble.
460—450 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1136. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
Heracles fights against Amazon. Metopa from the eastern frieze of the Temple E in Selinuntum.
Limestone, marble.
460—450 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1137. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
Heracles fights against Amazon (a close-up). Metopa from the eastern frieze of the Temple E in Selinuntum.
Limestone, marble.
460—450 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1138. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
Zeus and Hera. Metopa from the eastern frieze of the Temple E in Selinuntum
Limestone, marble.
460—450 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1139. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
Zeus and Hera (a close-up). Metopa from the eastern frieze of the Temple E in Selinuntum
Limestone, marble.
460—450 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.
1140. SCULPTURE. Magna Graecia.
Artemis and Actaeon. Metopa from the eastern frieze of the Temple E in Selinuntum.
Limestone, marble.
460—450 BCE.
Palermo, Regional Archaeological Museum “Antonio Salinas”.