Hekatompedon horse book end set –inox

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CODE 1872

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PRICE 50,00€

These eye-catching inox bookends are inspired by the charming sculptured horses that once adorned the Hekatompedon. The Hekatompedon or the archaic Parthenon is the temple thought to have previously existed on the site that you now see the classical Parthenon. Delightful accessories to organize and decorate a bookshelf or bookcase, supplied with a gift box. Also available with a cream enamel finish.

Material: Inox

Designer: Costas Dimopoulos

Parts: 2 items

Dimensions: 7 x 18 x 8 cm

Colour: Silver

The Hekatompedon was the first temple of monumental size built on the Acropolis. It was built around 570 BC. Although the temple’s foundations no longer exist, its existence is attested to by the architectural members and large sculptures found in archaeological excavations. Four small horses carved in three-dimensional form from a metope are one of those surviving architectural elements. Originally, the horses were presented, drawing a carriage known as a quadriga. The carriage and driver would have been painted or sculpted in low relief on the metope's rear wall, now lost to us, behind the sculpted horses.

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