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Accession_Number 84.5.14
Shape Cast
Shape_description Rectangular cast
Material Plaster
Fabric
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Munsell_color
Decoration 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
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Condition Good condition. Split in two, with signs of repair (adhesive). Chip above the raised hand of Apollo
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Provenance
Period modern
Date
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Artist John Henning after Phidias
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Beazley_DB
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Other_dims. 22.8 x 5.2
Location 10.2
Edited_by Matthew/Jayne
Date_edited 08/10/2025
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