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Plaster Cast of East Parthenon Frieze Panel - Priestess, Priest Receiving Peplos for Athena from Boy

1911.03.0023

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Artifact Identification Plaster Cast of East Parthenon Frieze Panel - Priestess, Priest Receiving Peplos for Athena from Boy   (1911.03.0023)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Built Environment Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Building Components
    3. :
  3. Surface Elements
Artist/Maker Unknown Greek artists in possible consultation with Pheidias.
Geographic Location
Period Classical Period
Date 447–432 BCE
Culture Greek, Athenian
Location On Exhibitin the Ancient Mediterranean exhibit

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Height) 106.9 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 104.4 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth) 6.0 cm
Weight See Remarks g
Measuring Remarks Under Review
Materials Plaster
Manufacturing Processes Cast

Research Remarks

Description N/A
Published Description N/A
Bibliography

Robertson, Martin. A History of Greek Art. 1975.

Photo: "Museum Artifacts Catalogued, Packed in Preparation for Move." Inside Illinois. 3/4/1999. 1999P.0002

Artifact History

Credit Line/Dedication Classical Museum Purchase, Dedicated by family and friends in memory of Dorothy Windes Humphreys.
Reproduction yes, Original of white pentilic marble now in British Museum (BM V).

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