Parthenon frieze:
after Phidias (5th century BC)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood & plaster
Measurements
90 x 370 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 291330.6
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. f). A short frame containing two sections of plaster Parthenon frieze, on the left a horse is surrounded by three figures and two cavaliers behind. On the right are figures on horseback, cantering and one dismounted. See CAL/SC/105d for photo. See also CAL/SC/105a-m.
Makers and roles
after Phidias (5th century BC), sculptor