William Sterling

Head of one of the four horses of the moon goddess Selene from the northern end of the East Pediment of the Parthenon in Athens c. 420 BC, currently in the British Museum. One of the most popular of the so-called Elgin Marbles which Lord Elgin rescued from Athens in the early nineteenth century. The East Pediment showed the birth of Athena as she burst out of the head of her father, Zeus, and the reaction of those who were present. Although all the central figures are long gone at either end are depictions of the sun god Helios rising from the sea with his four horse chariot and the moon goddess Selene returning to the sea with hers showing that Athena was born at dawn. Image © Trustees of the British Museum

  • This event has passed.

British Museum Ancient Greek Tour

May 1, 2022 @ 11:30 am - 12:10 pm

Free

This 40 minute British Museum tour of the Greek Galleries takes place every day at 11:30 am.  We work on a four week rota and mine are on a Sunday.  The dates for my tours in 2022 are February 6th, March 6th, April 3rd, May 1st, May 29th, June 26th, July 24th, August 21st, September 18th, October 16th, November 13th and December 11th.

Details

Date:
May 1, 2022
Time:
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Cost:
Free

Venue

British Museum Room 17
Great Russell Street
London, United Kingdom + Google Map

Top