Parthenon Frieze Plaster Panel

A plaster panel of a section of the Parthenon frieze. This is a copy of block VIII of the west frieze executed on Pentelic marble by renowned Greek sculptor Phidias (ca 442–438 BC).

The relief depicts a rider, possibly a Athenian Cavalry Commander on horseback.

The image of this relief occupied the central block of the west frieze of the Parthenon.

20th century.

H:109 W:140 D:5 CM.

H:43 W:55 D:2 INCHES.