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title: Entablature with Metope and Triglyphs
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/385/entablature-with-metope-and-triglyphs/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Entablature with Metope and Triglyphs

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Entablature with Metope and Triglyphs](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/385.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/385.jpg)

## Image Caption

Entablature detail from the 5th century BCE [Parthenon](https://www.worldhistory.org/parthenon/), [Athens](https://www.worldhistory.org/Athens/). Above the [column](https://www.worldhistory.org/column/) capitals lies the abacus which supports the entablture. This latter element consists of the architrave, frieze and cornice. Here the frieze carries triglyphs (with vertical grooves) and between them sculpted metopes.

#### Editorial Review

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## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2012, April 26). Entablature with Metope and Triglyphs. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/385/entablature-with-metope-and-triglyphs/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Entablature with Metope and Triglyphs." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 26, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/385/entablature-with-metope-and-triglyphs/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Entablature with Metope and Triglyphs." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Apr 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/385/entablature-with-metope-and-triglyphs/>.

## License & Copyright

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