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84.5.33 Blocks XII, XIII and XIV of the west frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Three groups of horsemen and horses are shown preparing for the procession. The leftmost group consists of three men and one horse; the centre group, one man and two horses; the rightmost group two men and one horse. From left to right the horses are shown in growing stages of excitement, with the rightmost shown taking fright. Blocks XIII and XIV are heavily reconstructed following damage to the originals
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