Parthenon W.F 07 - Acropolis Museum | ATHENS

3D Model

Parthenon. West frieze. Block 7

Inventory number: Ακρ. 20021

Artist: Pheidias’ workshop

Category: Architectural sculpture

Period: Classical Period

Date : 442-438 BC

Dimensions

Height: 1.01 m Length: 1.41 m Width: 0.61 m

Material: Marble from Penteli

Location: Parthenon Gallery

Block VII shows two riders galloping briskly next to each other both dressed in a short chiton. The horseman to the viewer’s left wears a chlamys over his chiton whereas the horseman to the right is wrapped in an animal skin that billows behind him. The horses’ bridle and reins once made of bronze, are now lost.