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Accession_Number 84.5.33
Shape Cast
Shape_description Rectangular cast
Material Plaster
Fabric
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Munsell_color
Decoration 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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Condition Good condition. Only very minor surface marks present
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Period modern
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Artist John Henning after Phidias
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Beazley_DB
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Other_dims. 22.6 x 5.2
Location 10.2
Edited_by Matthew & Jayne
Date_edited 22.10.25
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