Parthenon W.F 12 - Acropolis Museum | ATHENS

3D Model

Parthenon. West frieze. Block 12

Inventory number: Ακρ. 20026

Artist: Pheidias’ workshop

Category: Architectural sculpture

Period: Classical Period

Date: 442-438 BC

Dimensions

Height: 1.01 m Length: 1.38 m Width: 0.62 m

Material: Marble from Penteli

Location: Parthenon Gallery

Material: Marble from Penteli

Location: Parthenon Gallery

Block XII shows two men and a little servant. The man in the centre, next to the horse that bends its head, is dressed in a short chiton and chlamys that falls over his back and is wrapped over his left forearm. In the same hand he would have once held a metal object, perhaps a caduceus. He most possibly is a herald who signals the start of the procession with his raised right arm.