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Work Details:

Title:Parthenon Frieze
Creator:Attributed to Phidias [Greek, c. 490 BCE – 430 BCE]
Culture/Nationality:Greek
Style:Classical
Date:447-438 BCE
Location:British Museum, London
Original Location:Parthenon, Athens
Medium:marble
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Diagram
 
East frieze: peplos incident
 
East frieze: Poseidon, Apollo, and Artemis
 
East frieze: seated deities (Poseidon, Apollo, Artemis)
 
Horsemen
 
Horsemen
 
Horsemen
 
North frieze: cavalcade
 
North frieze: water carriers
 
South frieze: chariot and four horses
 
South frieze: Heifers being led to sacrifice
 
West frieze: riders
 
Youths and horses