Search Results:

<< Viewing Record 32 of 213 >>
View : Light Box | List View | Image List | Detailed		 


Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Greek (original)
Title:Cast from the east frieze of the Parthenon
Date Made:ca. 1900 CE
Type:Cast
Materials:Replica; plaster
Place Made:Europe; Greece, Athens (original)
Measurements:overall: 42 x 41 3/4 x 5 in.; 106.68 x 106.045 x 12.7 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1899.153.o.B.OIV
Credit Line:Gift of the Class of 1889 in memoral of Elizabeth Blanchard (Class of 1858; principal of Mount Holyoke, 1883-88; acting president, 1888-89)
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
mh_1899_153_o_b_oiv_v1_ref.jpg

Description:
ca. late 19th or early 20th century plaster cast of a marble original dating to the Classical Period, ca. 447-432 BCE. According to the organizational system implemented by Ian Jenkins, this is a cast of block IV from the east frieze of the Parthenon, located on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The Parthenon frieze depicts the Panathenaic procession held in honor of Athena, the patron goddess of Athens. Three male figures, dressed from the waist down, appear on this block. They may be eponymous heroes or possibly magistrates in place to preside over the Panathenaic celebrations. The original marble relief after which this cast is made is located at the British Museum in London, England.
Provenience: Greece, Athens, Acropolis, Parthenon (original)

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; reproductions

Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=MH+1899.153.o.B.OIV

Research on objects in the collections, including provenance, is ongoing and may be incomplete. If you have additional information or would like to learn more about a particular object, please email fc-museums-web@fivecolleges.edu.

<< Viewing Record 32 of 213 >>