Parthenon Frieze Repository: The Parthenon Frieze. Block S XLVII

The Parthenon Frieze. Block S XLVII

On these two blocks the procession of bulls, young herdsmen and occasional himation-clad marshals comes to an end. The head of the procession is punctuated by the figure of the leader (149), who looks out, in frontal stance, toward the viewer.

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Frieze Side	South Frieze
Subject Category	Sacrificial procession
Source	Acropolis Restoration Service
Type	Sculpture
Format	image/jpeg
Format	Pentelic marble
Figures	S 145, S 146, S 147, S 148, S 149
Museum	British Museum
Stone Number	S XLVII