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The Parthenon Frieze. Block W II
The block was removed by Elgin and is today in the British Museum. The theme represented is that of two young horsemen galloping their horses, one behind the other, toward the left. The second horse overlaps the first only slightly. The first rider (2) at the left is the only nude horseman and he has long hair that blows out behind him with the speed of the horse. Fastened at his neck with a broo…
Subject
- Preparation
Type of item
- Sculpture
- Art of sculpture
Date
- 442 - 438 BC
Medium
- Pentelic marble
Subject
- Preparation
Type of item
- Sculpture
- Art of sculpture
Date
- 442 - 438 BC
Medium
- Pentelic marble
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Source
- Acropolis Restoration Service
Identifier
- W II
- Δ II
- http://repository.parthenonfrieze.gr/frieze/handle/10442/wii
- http://hdl.handle.net/10442/02/wii
Format
- image/jpeg
Relations
- British Museum
Providing country
- Greece
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-06-23T10:06:17.045Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-13T07:28:15.098Z