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Accession_Number 84.5.5
Shape Cast
Shape_description Rectangular cast
Material plaster
Fabric
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Munsell_color
Decoration Blocks XXII,XXIII,XXIV and XXV of the South frieze of the Parthenon, showing a section of the procession of the Panathenaic festival. In this section we see four complete horses with riders wearing chlamys over a short tunic and boots and petasos. To the far left is the head and neck of a horse. To the right of the cast is a chariot being pulled by two horses and two men on foot- one is carrying a shield.
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Condition Complete and in excellent condition
Technique/Style
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. 23.7 x 5
Location 10.2
Edited_by Jayne
Date_edited 06/03/2025
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