Parthenon East Frieze Sculpture
Title
Parthenon East Frieze Sculpture
Date
438-432 BCE
Identifier
1785
Work Type
visual works
Work Location
Greece (nation)
Athens (inhabited place)
Style/Period
High Classical
Subject
statues
Dionysus (Greek deity)
Description
View of the statues of two goddesses and reclining male (Dionysus?) from the east pediment of the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. "The central section of the east pediment of the Parthenon showed the birth of Athena. The myth was not often depicted in classical times, although it had been popular in the Archaic period, especially on vases. This reclining figure almost certainly represents Dionysos, god of wine. He looked out from the pediment towards the corner and the chariot of Helios, god of the sun, rising at daybreak,"--The British Museum's website.
Material/Medium
marble (rock)
Measurements
130.000 centimeters
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
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ID Number
A1GRATH2-53448BE39B3
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