Parthenon frieze:
after Phidias (5th century BC)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood & plaster
Measurements
90 x 330 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 291330.8
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. h). A short frame with two sections of plaster Parthenon frieze - both broken - the relief showing the procession moving towards the right. Groups of about three people take sacrificial cattle with long horns. See CAL/SC/105g for photo. See also CAL/SC/105a-m.
Makers and roles
after Phidias (5th century BC), sculptor