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The Parthenon Frieze. Block W V
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The horseman (10) resembles rider (11) of block VI, except that he is clad differently, in short chiton. He is one of the few horsemen with both legs depicted (see rider [20] block XI), one on the visible, one on the invisible side of the horse’s belly. Ahead of him is another young horseman (9), nude with chlamys , in frontal stance, his head turned back to the right (proper left), his right leg carrying his weight, his left leg free to the side. He stands beside his horse, holding in his right hand the reins and in his left a strigil which was applied in metal.


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Frieze Side
West Frieze
Subject Category
Preparation
Source
Acropolis Restoration Service
Type
Sculpture
Format
image/jpeg
Format
Pentelic marble
Figures
W 9, W 10
Museum
Acropolis Museum
Stone Number
W V