Parthenon Frieze Repository: The Parthenon Frieze. Block N XVII

The Parthenon Frieze. Block N XVII

Close to the charioteer (54), the fragment preserves the apobates (55), who wears a chiton belted at the middle and whose shield is suspended on a strap at his back. He grasps the hand-rail of the mounting board and prepares to leap from the chariot. Carrey’s drawing shows that he faces the viewer and that his left foot is almost on the ground.

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Frieze Side	North Frieze
Subject Category	Chariots
Source	Acropolis Restoration Service
Type	Sculpture
Format	image/jpeg
Format	Pentelic marble
Figures	N 55
Museum	Acropolis Museum
Stone Number	N XVII