Parthenon frieze:
after Phidias (5th century BC)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood, glass & plaster
Measurements
90 x 2250 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 291330.2
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. b). A long frame containing 11 sections of plaster relief, the movement being towards the right. A horse and a bull lead the procession with women behind, then horses and chariots, followed by cavaliers with flat hats, then soldiers on horseback. One end of the frame missing, plaster cracked. See Sc/105a for photo. See also CAL/SC/105a-m.
Makers and roles
after Phidias (5th century BC), sculptor