Parthenon frieze:
after Phidias (5th century BC)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood, ink & plaster
Measurements
90 x 310 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 291330.4
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. d). A short frame with a single section of moulded plaster of Parthenon frieze and a short infill. The relief shows centaurs and gladiators fighting. Inscribed in ink on the back 'Part of I'. See also CAL/SC/105a-m
Marks and inscriptions
Part of I (in ink on reverse)
Makers and roles
after Phidias (5th century BC), sculptor