Parthenon Frieze Repository: The Parthenon Frieze. Block W IX

The Parthenon Frieze. Block W IX

Two horsemen (16 and 17) are depicted in a variation of the scene on the neighboring block to the right, with the left hand horse pacing and the horse to the right trotting easily. The riders wear short chiton and chlamys. The rider (17), capped with a petasos, bends his head, inspecting the reins which he holds in close.

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Link to parthenonfrieze.gr (flash version)	http://parthenonfrieze.gr/#/view/westfrieze/block9
Frieze Side	West Frieze
Subject Category	Preparation
Source	Acropolis Restoration Service
Type	Sculpture
Format	image/jpeg
Format	Pentelic marble
Figures	W 16, W 17
Museum	Acropolis Museum
Stone Number	W IX