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Accession_Number 84.5.20
Shape Cast
Shape_description Rectangular cast
Material Plaster
Fabric
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Munsell_color
Decoration 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
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Condition Good condition. Small chip at bottom right. Other marks resulting from flaws in mold
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Period modern
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Artist John Henning after Phidias
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Beazley_DB
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Other_dims. 22 x 5.2
Location 10.2
Edited_by Matthew/Jayne
Date_edited 08/10/2025
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