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Accession_Number 84.5.10
Shape Cast
Shape_description Rectangular cast
Material Plaster
Fabric
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Munsell_color
Decoration 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
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Condition Good condition, split in two, with fractures and chip at bottom right corner. Has been repaired, with adhesive viable on the back apart from central split
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period modern
Date
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Artist John Henning after Phidias
Attribution
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Beazley_DB
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Other_dims. 22.2 x 5.2
Location 10.2
Edited_by Matthew; Jayne
Date_edited 07/10/2025
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