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Accession_Number 84.5.15
Shape Cast
Shape_description Rectangular cast
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Block V of the east frieze of the Parthenon. Block shows on left (in order) the gods Nike/Iris, Hera and Zeus at rest on stools. The centre shows three females and two males in the process of giving the peplos; the left two females carry stools with the rightmost holding a baton to the centre female; the right two males, one man and one boy, fold the peplos. The right shows the gods Athena and Hephaistos at rest on stools
Inscriptions
Condition Good condition. Chipped at bottom left on margin below feet of second figure. Tiny chips to bottom right (possible flaw in mold)
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period modern
Date
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Artist John Henning after Pheidas
Attribution
Image
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Beazley_DB
Height
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Handle_height
Other_dims. 22.6 x 5.2
Location 10.2
Edited_by Matthew/Jayne
Date_edited 08/10/2025
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