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14.9.72 Fragment with no finished edges. Exterior: animal procession consisting grazing goats (only head, part of one antler and one foreleg of one and one hind leg of second ramaining)to right; dashes, quatrefoil, and hooked swastikas as filling ornament; below, black band and part of lower frieze - antlers of goat to left; dashes as filling ornament; at right, possibly more antlers.
2008.2.1.63 There are seven figures depicted, one the far right there appears to be a winged figure possible Eros. The male figure on the right next to the winged figure is sitting naked on a donkey, he is holding his right arm in the air above his head possibly in celebration. On the far left there is a male and a female figure possibly dancing, the female figure is holding what appears to be a cup. The third figure on the left is sitting on the floor and appears to be eating or drinking from a cup or bowl. The fourth figure from the left is playing a flute, on the right to this figure there is a woman holding a cup up in the air in her right hand and in her left hand she is holding a staff. They appear to be engaging in a celebration, possibly a drunken procession. The naked male figure riding the donkey is possibly identified as Dionysus.
2009.9.159 Procession of four naked winged children and one wearing a dress. The one on the left side is trying to sit down on a daybed, the one behind him is carrying a torch, they are both looking over their shoulders to the last two children. The third child is accompanied with a child wearing a dress, they are standing very close together. The last child is carrying a basket with fruits over his head. Cast number: 93
26.2.48 pale slip; exterior, from top: frieze with black-figure decoration consisting of breast and right foreleg of crounching feline to right; on right, possible blob rosette as filling ornament; below, wide black band with traces of bands in added white and red; below, animal procession to left in silhouette style (rump, tail, and part of hind legs of possible goat remaining); part two rosettes and dashes as filling ornament.
26.2.51 pale slip; exterior, from top: traces of undetermined decoration; band with added red and white lines; black-figure frieze of sphinxes (one with face and forelegs missing, and face, chest and forelegs of second remaining) to left; splinter rosettes and dots as filling ornament; below, second band, then frieze with animal procession in silhouette style consisting of goat grazing to left (horn, shoulders and back remaining); short vertical bars, dot, and maeander cross as filling ornament;
45.10.9 A: Draped youth playing pipes and draped man holding a branch; B: group, probably in a procession, including a draped youth with a staff and a draped man with a branch. The interior is reserved. The details that form the folds of the figure(s) drapery are rendered with thin, black and red lines. a) Black with part of a tongue motif on the top (tongues flanked by thin lines, on a reserved but glazed band). b) Part of a draped male figure's neck, shoulder and bust. c) Part of the figure's himation folds. d) Lower part of a male figure's drapery folds and part of feet? (carelessly rendered). e) Part of a draped figure's folds, next to a black area. f) Part of a draped figure's folds. g) Part of a figure's arm, forearm and hand, with the largest part of a flute. h) On the right side there is part of a figure's drapery folds. On a black area on the left side there is a figure's hand that holds a komos or sprig with added white, short diagonal lines around it. i) On top of a meander pattern with a black line on top there is part of a red band with traces of thin, black lines (a figure's foot?). j) On the left, there is part of a figure's drapery folds and part of his walking-stick. On the right side there is part of another figure's folds?
51.4.3 Rim: There is a meander pattern at the side. Neck: There is the procession of two chariots. On the left chariot 3 horses are visible, however they must have been four (four pairs of legs). In front of them there is a charioteer wearing a chiton (the added white has faded away) and the largest part of the chariot as well as some of the horse's feet and tails are visible. The details have been rendered with added red and incisions (especially for the tails and mane of the horses). There is also a black line below the figures, in order to denote the ground. The body of the vessel is black, as is the interior, apart from the top surface of the rim that is reserved (but glossed) and a red, thin band on the upper neck.
51.4.4 Rim: The side surface bears a black, meander pattern. Neck: A procession of two chariots, each with four horses (four pairs of feet) but only the first charioteer is visible, wearing a chiton, whose added white colour has faded away. There are incisions to denote the details, as well as added red (especially for the tails and mane of the horses).There is a black line under the scene, to render the ground. Body: It is black and so is the interior, apart from the top surface of the rim that is reserved (but glazed) and a red, thin band at the upper neck.
53.8.1 Glazed black except for a reddish band around the omphalos. Relief decoration encircling the omphalos consists of (from centre out) eight raised dots; two ridges, a figural frieze, and a vine wreath. The figural frieze depicts the apotheosis of Herakles (procession to Mount Olympos). Four quadrigae (four-horse chariots) are driven in 3/4-view to the left by winged victories, each with a different passenger: (1) Athena, (2) Herakles, (3) Ares and (4) Dionysos (?). Small flying Erotes hover behind each chariot.
54.8.1 Inside has a ribbed texture and is reserved apart from thin bands around rim with vertical bars overlapping the rim. Single ribbon handle which is unevenly bent, has horizontal lines down back and is reserved underneath. Procession of seven mourning women, in profile all facing right, framed by wavy lines, with two bands above and below and three vertical lines at right and left of panel. In front of the sevnth woman there ae three loop patterns, with dots. The women are wearing long garments, have long hair and ftech one arm over their head, as a mourning gesture. Face drawn in outline. No use of incision for any details. Below 'SSSS' pattern, then horizontal lines. Moulded ridge and groove below around foot. Base is flat and reserved.
84.5.1 Reconstruction of blocks I,II amd III of the south frieze of the Parthenon showing procession with seven horses and riders and one marshal.
84.5.10 Blocks XLII, XLIII, XLIV and XLV of the south frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Shows youths driving bulls to sacrifice (rightwards). Block XLII is almost completely reconstructed, as only small fragment of the original survives
84.5.11 Blocks XLVI and XLVII of the south frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Show youths driving bulls to sacrifice (rightwards). Blocks are partially reconstructed following damage to originals. Right of cast is blank as frieze ends
84.5.12 Blocks I, II and III (figures 1 to 8) of the east frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Block I shows a male marshal, and Blocks II and III (figures 1 to 8) show procession rightwards of females holding phiales. Blocks I and III are reconstructed from drawings. Left and right of cast are blank
84.5.13 Blocks III (figures 9 to 23) and IV (figures 20 to 23) of the east frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the processing of the Panathenaic festival. Right half shows a procession rightwards of three females holding oinochoe and six more ahead; left half shows two groups of men (one pair and one group of four) standing in conversation
84.5.16 Block VI (figures 43 to 48) and VII of the east frieze of the Parthenon. The left half of the cast shows five men (three with staffs) standing in conversation; additionally another male (procession marshal) is standing facing the away from this group. The right half of the cast shows another two standing males (marshals) who are directing a group of six females (partaking in the Panathenaic festival)
84.5.17 Block VIII of the east frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Block shows seven females processing leftwards. The foremost carries a thymiaterion (incense burner), and those behind carry oinochoai and phiales with the rearmost female empty-handed. Both the left and right ends of the cast are left blank
84.5.18 Blocks I, II, III and IV (figure 9) of the north frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Blocks show the leftwards driving of four bulls by nine males. Blocks I, III and IV reconstructed from drawings following damage to originals
84.5.19 Blocks IV (figures 10 to 12), V, VI and VII (figures 20 to 24) of the north frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Left of cast shows males leading a ram to sacrifice, centre of cast shows males carrying trays (skaphe) and water jars and right of cast shows male aulos players with a male in the background handling a boar. The tray-carriers and aulos-players are reconstructed from drawings following damage to the original blocks (V, VII). The water-carriers, despite the original block (VI) surviving almost completely intact, has the correct hydriai replaced by round squat vessels, and the boar is in the original a hydria being lifted from the ground
84.5.2 Reconstruction of blocks IV, V, VI and VII from the south frieze of the Parthenon showing part of procession with eleven riders and eleven horses
84.5.20 Blocks VII (figure 24), VIII, IX and X of the north frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Left half of cast shows four male kithara players. Right half of cast shows ten male elders proceeding leftwards. Blocks VIII and IX are reconstructed from drawings following damage to the originals. Block X is incorrectly reconstructed with differing poses for the group of male elders when compared to the surviving original
84.5.21 Blocks XI, XII, XIII and XIV of the north frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Two three-horse chariots with two riders each proceed leftwards while marshalled by three men. The chariot pairs are made up of one armoured male (with helmet, muscles cuirass and shield) and one female holding the reins. Blocks XI and XIII are heavily reconstructed following damage to the originals. Block XIV is completely reconstructed from drawings
84.5.22 Part of block XIV and blocks XV, XVIII, XIX and XX of the north frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Two three-horse chariots carrying one armoured male (with helmet, muscles cuirass and shield) and one female at the reins each are shown proceeding leftwards with each accompanied by a male marshal. Blocks XVI and XVII have been skipped. Blocks XIV, XIX have been reconstructed following damage to the originals; block XV has been reconstructed from drawings; blocks XVIII and XX are reconstructed from scratch following loss of originals
84.5.23 Blocks XXIV, (part of) XXVII, XXVIII and (part of) XXIX of the north frieze of the Parthenon, showing the a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Two three-horse chariots carrying one armoured male (with helmet, muscles cuirass and shield) and one female at the reins each are shown proceeding leftwards with each accompanied by a male marshal, with the rightmost chariot shown with horses at rest. Block XXV, XXVI and part of XXVII have been skipped. All blocks are heavily reconstructed following damage to the originals
84.5.24 Blocks XXXIII, XXXIV, XXXV and (part of) XXXVI of the north frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Shows a cavalcade of cavalry numbering nine horses proceeding leftwards. Blocks XXXIV and XXXVI have been incorrectly reconstructed and XXXV has been heavily reconstructed following damage to original
84.5.25 Blocks XXXVI, XXXVII, XXXVIII and XXXIX of the north frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Shows a cavalcade of cavalry numbering 11 horses proceeding leftwards. Block XXXVI is incorrectly reconstructed
84.5.26 Blocks XL, XLI and XLII of the north frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Shows a cavalcade of cavalry numbering 11 horses proceeding leftwards
84.5.27 Blocks XLIII, XLIV and XLV of the north frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Shows a cavalcade of cavalry numbering ten horses proceeding leftwards
84.5.28 Blocks XLVI and XLVII of the north frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Shows end of cavalry cavalcade (proceeding leftwards) consisting of five horse (three mounted). Rightmost unmounted horses are shown being held by riders accompanied by a male child who is shown helping the last adult male dress (tightening belt)
84.5.29 Block I and II of the west frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. A marshal is shown facing forward with two cavalrymen riding show to the right. Both ends of the cast are blank
84.5.3 Reconstructed cast of blocks VIII, IX, and XI of the South frieze of the Parthenon, showing part of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. This section shows eleven horses and their riders.
84.5.30 Blocks III, IV and V of the west frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Left shows three men standing with unmounted horse; centre shows two mounted horsemen riding; right shows two horses with two men one mounted and one unmounted
84.5.31 Blocks VI, VII and VIII of the west frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Shows a cavalcade of cavalry proceeding leftwards with four horses. At centre left is a helmeted male standing with left foot upon a rock tightening a sandal. At the far right the final horse is unmounted and held on to by a standing male with cloak shown flapping behind
84.5.32 Blocks IX, X and XI of the west frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Three pairs of mounted cavalry are shown riding leftwards
84.5.4 Blocks XVII, XVIII,XIXXX, and XXI of the South frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. In this section we see eleven whole or partial riders on horseback. The front five figures wear petasos (wide-brimmed hats).
84.5.5 Blocks XXII,XXIII,XXIV and XXV of the South frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. In this section we see four complete horses with riders wearing chlamys over a short tunic and boots and petasos. To the far left is the head and neck of a horse. To the right of the cast is a chariot being pulled by two horses and two men on foot- one is carrying a shield.
84.5.6 Block XXVII of the South frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. In this section we see four horses pulling a chariot, there are two men in the chariot and one man on foot with the horses.
84.5.7 Block XXX of South Frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. This is completely reconstructed as the original was removed when the building was used as a church.
84.5.8 Blocks XXXIII, XXXIV and XXXV of South Frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Very little of the original survives and so the majority has been reconstructed following drawings. These blocks show two chariots and charioteers with male figures accompanying them. To the far right are four male figures from a larger group of elders that continue to the next block.
84.5.9 Blocks XXXVI, XXXVII, part of XXXVIII and XLI of South Frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Blocks XXXVI and XXXVII show a procession of elders; this section is heavily reconstructed. Block XXXVIII is reconstructed following drawings. Blocks XXXIX and XL are completely reconstructed, as the originals were removed when the building was used as a church. Block XLI depicts youths driving a bull to sacrifice.
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