metope
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of metope
First recorded in 1555–65, metope is from the Greek word metópē
Example Sentences
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From Carrey's drawing, taken when this metope was nearly complete, we learn what the action was.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith
His left hand presses against her left side, and it appears from Carrey's drawing of this metope that his right hand grasped her right wrist.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith
Fragment, possibly part of a lyre; apparently this is the object held in the hands of the draped figure of this metope.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith
In this metope, the 31st of the original series, the Centaur seems to have the advantage.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith
This metope is a cast from the one removed by Choiseul-Gouffier when French ambassador at the Porte, about the year 1787, and now in the Louvre.
From A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2) by A. H. Smith
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