Bassae Frieze
Reconstruction in the British Museum
The Frieze was constructed between 420 and 400 BC. Unlike the rest of the temple, the blocks were carved from marble.

Bassae Frieze

Section Title: Reconstruction in the British Museum
Table Section Text: The Frieze was constructed between 420 and 400 BC. Unlike the rest of the temple, the blocks were carved from marble.

Image	Description	Smith	Ashmolean	Foster	Hahland	Dinsmoor	Hofkes-Brukker	Felton	Harrison	Cooper	BM/Corbett

One of the stones of the Bassae Frieze showing the battles with centaurs	Centauromachy	BM520	21	05	09	01N	17W	( )	05E	01N	01N

One of the stones of the Bassae Frieze showing the battles with centaurs	Centauromachy	BM521	18	09	04	22W	15W	16E	03N	02N	19W

One of the stones of the Bassae Frieze showing the battles with centaurs	Centauromachy	BM522	16	06	04	19W	09E	17E	06E	04N	18W

-	Centauromachy	BM523	13	01	03	04N	15W	12S	04E	03N	04N

One of the stones of the Bassae Frieze showing the battles with centaurs	Centauromachy	BM524	19	02	11	05E	11E	14S	07E	10W	21W

One of the stones of the Bassae Frieze showing the battles with centaurs	Centauromachy	BM525	17	04	10	21W	10E	20E	01N	09W	23W

One of the stones of the Bassae Frieze showing the battles with centaurs	Centauromachy	BM526	23	07	02	20W	14S	18E	23W	11W	17W

One of the stones of the Bassae Frieze showing the battles with centaurs	Centauromachy	BM527	14	10	08	02N	08E	15E	21W	06W	02N

One of the stones of the Bassae Frieze showing the battles with centaurs	Centauromachy	BM528	15	11	06	03N	18W	21E	22W	07W	03N

One of the stones of the Bassae Frieze showing the battles with centaurs	Centauromachy	BM529	20	03	07	18W	12S	19E	20W	05W	20W

One of the stones of the Bassae Frieze showing the battles with centaurs	Centauromachy	BM530	22	08	01	23W	13S	13S	02N	08W	22W

One of the stones of the Bassae Frieze showing the battles with centaurs	part of the Heraklean Amazonomachy	BM531	03	20	16	16W	21W	11W	15W	16E	13S

-	The attack on the Greeks at Troy by Amazons under Penthesilea	BM532	01	12	15	06E	04E	05W	09E	22E	08E

-	The first casualty of the Heraklean Amazonomachy. note - incomplete	BM533	02	13	20	11E	06E	08W	10E	18E	11E

-	part of the Heraklean Amazonomachy	BM534	08	17	19	07E	22W	07W	16W	17E	10E

-	part of the Heraklean Amazonomachy	BM535	11	22	18	07E	23W	09W	18W	12W	16W

-	one Amazon and one Greek. First part of the Heraklean Amazonomachy (see other picture too)	BM536	06	15	17	10E	20W	06W	11E	19E	07E

-	The death of Penthesilea at the hands of Achilles after the attack on the Greeks by Amazons. (incomplete picture)	BM537	04	21	22	12E	19W	03N	08E	21E	09E

-	The attack on the Greeks at Troy by Amazons under Penthesilea	BM538	12	19	21	08E	05E	10W	17W	23E	12E

-	The attack on the Greeks at Troy by Amazons under Penthesilea	BM539	07	14	23	17W	07E	02N	19W	20E	06E

-	part of the Heraklean Amazonomachy	BM540	05	16	12	13S	01N	01N	12S	13S	05E

-	part of the Heraklean Amazonomachy. note - see this picture too	BM541	09	18	13	14S	02N	( )	13S	14S	14S

-	Heraklean Amazonomachy	BM542	10	23	14	15S	03N	04W	14S	15S	15S

Sentence(s)

On the Bassae Frieze, BM 536, the first battle is balanced, between one Amazon and one Greek.

final_sentence: On the Bassae Frieze, BM 536, the first battle is balanced, between one Amazon and one Greek.