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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Greek (original)
Title:Cast of statue from the east pediment of the Parthenon
Date Made:ca. 1900 CE
Type:Cast
Materials:Plaster
Place Made:Europe; Greece; Athens (original)
Measurements:overall: 54 x 72 x 42 in.; 137.16 x 182.88 x 106.68 cm
Accession Number:  MH 1903.155.B.OIII
Credit Line:Gift of Reverend M.E. Dwight
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
ca. late 19th or early 20th century plaster cast of a marble original dating to the Classical Period, ca. 447-432 BCE. This cast is of figure D from the east pediment of the Parthenon, located on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. The group of sculptures on the east pediment composed a scene depicting the patron goddess of Athens, Athena, being born from the head of her father and the king of the gods, Zeus. This reclining male figure is generally identified as Dionysos, the god of wine and the symposium, although some have supposed that it is a depiction of Herakles or Theseus. The original marble sculpture 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

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