• Three men from the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Fragment from the East frieze of the Parthenon

Three men from the procession of the Panathenaic festival. Fragment from the East frieze of the Parthenon

Date
1st half of the V century BCE; plaster cast: 19th c. (?)
Object type
relief
Technique
casting
Material
gypsum
Dimensions
103,0 x 109,0 x 10,0 cm
Place of Origin
Europe (continent)
Owner
The Royal Łazienki
Museum number
ŁKr 579
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Plaster cast of a fragment from the East frieze of the Parthenon, oryginal i the British Museum in London. Temple-relief shows the procession of the Panathenaic festival. This fragment schows three men standing. They are seen as eponymous heroes or as civic dignitaries, possibly magistrates waiting to preside over the ceremonies.