metope
noun
met·o·pe
ˈme-tə-(ˌ)pē 
: the space between two triglyphs of a Doric frieze often adorned with carved work
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There are three luxury suites, all of which have mosaic floors, ebony walls, paneled ceilings and metopes crafted by Venetian glassmakers.
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Its friezes depict a procession of gods, warriors, and mythical animals; its metopes, single panels within the larger frieze, narrate mythological battles of the Athenians against the Amazonians and the Centaurs, alluding to the Greco-Persian wars.
—Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
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Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025
Its friezes depict a procession of gods, warriors, and mythical animals; its metopes, single panels within the larger frieze, narrate mythological battles of the Athenians against the Amazonians and the Centaurs, alluding to the Greco-Persian wars.
—Ralph Leonard, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Metope.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metope. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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