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Accession_Number 84.5.48
Shape 84.5.48
Shape_description Rectangular cast
Material Plaster
Fabric
Fabric_description
Munsell_color
Decoration Unknown Block/s likely from the north frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Four and one half (cut off by end of cast) men and horses shown proceeding leftwards as part of cavalcade with another man and horse shown unmounted with man grabbing rearing horse’s head. Left end of cast blank. Likely heavily reconstructed following damage to or missing original/s
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Condition Good condition. Evidence of previous split and repair with adhesive still viable and visible at centre. Bottom right corner broken off and missing
Technique/Style
Provenance
Period modern
Date
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Artist John Henning after Phidias
Attribution
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Beazley_DB
Height
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Other_dims. 18.2 x 5.2
Location 10.2
Edited_by Matthew & Jayne
Date_edited 30.10.25
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