Bassae
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Bassae is an archaeological site in Oichalia, a municipality in the northeastern part of Messenia, Greece. In classical antiquity, it was part of Arcadia. Bassae lies at an elevation of 1,131 m above
View of the temple in 1982
Fragment of a metope, depicting an Amazon, displayed at the British Museum
The Bassae Frieze has its own room at the British Museum.
Foot fragment of a colossal statue at Bassae, displayed at the British Museum
Bassae Frieze
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The Bassae Frieze is the high relief marble sculpture in 23 panels, 31 m long by 0.63 m high, made to decorate the interior of the cella of the Temple of Apollo Epikourios at Bassae. It depicts variou
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…open to admit light and air but there is no proof of this feature. The temple was constructed entirely out of grey Arcadian limestone except for the Bassae Frieze which was carved from marble (probably in ancient times colored with paint). Like most major temples it has three "rooms" or porches: the pronaos, plus…
The Bassae Frieze in the British Museum
Reconstruction of the temple showing the frieze in situ, note the Corinthian column, a.
Charles Cockerell's fanciful reconstruction of the temple; there is no evidence for a barrel roof or skylight.
BM 537 Achilles (left) and Penthesilea (on the ground)