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Accession_Number 84.5.47
Shape Cast
Shape_description Rectangular cast
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Possibly Blocks XXV and/or XXVI and possibly Blocks IV and V of the south frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Left half shows three men preparing a two-horse chariot with leftmost figure holding a shield decorated clearly with a scene of hand-to-hand combat. Right half shows five men and horses proceeding rightwards as part of the cavalcade. Blocks are heavily reconstructed following extensive damage to originals
Inscriptions
Condition Good condition
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period modern
Date
Dating_details
Artist John Henning after Phidias
Attribution
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Beazley_DB
Height
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Handle_height
Other_dims. 22.8 x 5.2
Location 10.2
Edited_by Matthew & Jayne
Date_edited 30.10.25
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