Olympia Metope, c. 470-456 BC [AS36]
Cast (late 19th century) of a fragment of a metope from the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, c. 470–456 BC. [Paris, Louvre and Olympia Museum]
Plaster (163 x 150 cm)
Herakles presents the Stymphalian birds to his protectress Athena. From the Temple of Zeus at Olympia, where all twelve Labours of Herakles were depicted at the ends of the inner part of the temple.
Literature: Winchester College Memorial Buildings: Department of Classical Art (Winchester, 1909), p. 8 (no. 38)
Provenance: Purchased in the late 19th century
Location: Memorial Buildings (Musā) East Gallery