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2023.11.4 Section of a wall relief from the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal at Nineveh, in this section you see three horses (one only partially) from a lion hunt. The two facing right appear to be moving, while the horse facing left is held by a groom.
2023.11.5 Section of wall relief from the North Palace of King Ashurbanipal at Nineveh, in this cast you see a lioness with lame back legs with three arrows through her body.
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
84.5.20 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)
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