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The Parthenon Frieze. Block S XII
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On this block and the next are shown the horsemen of the sixth group, their horses in a gallop. They hold the reins in both hands. The riders (32-34) together with their horses have for the most part broken off, except for the head of the horse of rider (32) and the head and upper body of rider (33), who wears a cuirass with shoulder straps and leather flaps, the attire of the entire group. The head of rider (34) is exactly at the line of the join between the two blocks.


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Frieze Side
South Frieze
Subject Category
Horsemen
Source
Acropolis Restoration Service
Type
Sculpture
Format
image/jpeg
Format
Pentelic marble
Figures
S 32, S 33, S 34
Museum
British Museum
Stone Number
S XII