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There are 29 objects for which Decoration contains → blocks
2006.12.29 Black, white and red pattern in bands and blocks, inner surface painted white
2007.4.198 two faded red-brown arrow shaped blocks on a white background
22.3.39 Black glaze but slightly silvery front and back. Bands of decoration from top to bottom; white 'v' shapes and dots, two thin bands, white 's' shapes facing right, two narrow bands, blocks of red and white, two bands, white dots with swirls and circular leaf pattern, red band, indistinguishable circular pattern due to break.
45.6.72 Mouth is red on top and black down neck until a moulded ridge when there are rays down to black square blocks on shoulder. Band of vine leaves. Handle is black and below it is a palmette complex with tendrils either side joining to two more palmette designs. On front, is head and shoulders of a woman facing left, wearing tight-fitting black cap, with hair emerging in two curls at top. Serrated leaf and rosettes in field.
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
84.5.14 Blocks IV (figures 24 to 27) and VI (figures 38 to 42) of the east frieze of the Parthenon. Both blocks show various Olympian gods at rest on stools: from left to right: Hermes, Dionysus, Artemis, Ares, Poseidon, Apollo, Artemis (again), Aphrodite and Eros. Aphrodite has been reconstructed due to damage to the original
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)
84.5.3 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
84.5.4 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.
84.5.8 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.
REDMG:1953.25.106 Large fragment of coloured relief from a larger work (building or fireplace for example). Flat upper surface. Decoration, from top to bottom: red line; band of red with semi-circular patterns with leaf patterns; band divided into blocks painted into different colours (blue, red, green from left to right). Inside the red panel is a drawing in white of a four legged animal with a tail, possibly a bull.
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