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Accession_Number 84.5.34
Shape Cast
Shape_description Rectangular cast
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Blocks XV and XVI of the west frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Three men and two horses are shown preparing for the procession, with the central man shown putting on footwear and the right man shown dressing. Both ends of the cast are blank
Inscriptions
Condition Good condition. Previous repair to fracture with adhesive still viable on the reverse. Chips to bottom margin at base of fracture and far right, and chip to top right of centre. Surface damage to face of rightmost figure
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period modern
Date
Dating_details
Artist John Henning after Phidias
Attribution
Image
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Beazley_DB
Height
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Other_dims. 22.1 x 5.2
Location 10.2
Edited_by Matthew & Jayne
Date_edited 22.10.25
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