Parthenon frieze:
after Phidias (5th century BC)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood, glass & plaster
Measurements
90 x 1490 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 291330.1
Summary
Miniature plaster replica of the Parthenon frieze, framed in sections in mahogany cases with glass on top. The frieze sculpture relief is moulded in section and the sections joined within the frame. a). A frame containing eight plaster sections showing ranks of cavaliers followed by soldiers dismounted from their horse for various reasons, all moving towards the left. Glass missing one end. See also CAL/SC/105a-m.
Makers and roles
after Phidias (5th century BC), sculptor