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Riders

Riders





Artist : Phidias

Sponsor : Périclès

Date : approx. between 440 and 432 B.C.

Material : Marble
Item 5 on 9
Greek Antiquities
Sculpture

Area related
Acropole d'Athènes (Greece)
Site related :
Frise ionique du Parthénon


Description   

The riders form a clear rank of six overlapping one on another. The division is marked by figure 26, who is not overlapped by any other. They are uniformly dressed body armour (cuirass) over a short tunic, with cloak and riding boots.
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Acropolis and Museum :
Acropolis
Parthenon
Temple
Phidias, Ictinos et Callicratès
Sizes : 30.9 m high
from 447 to 432 B.C.

British Museum :
Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum
Archon basileus
East Frieze V, 34-35
Bas-relief
Phidias
approx. from 440 to 432 B.C.
Athena and Hephaistos
East Frieze V, 36-37
Bas-relief
Phidias
approx. from 440 to 432 B.C.
Demeter and Ares
East Frieze IV, 26
Bas-relief
Phidias
approx. from 440 to 432 B.C.
Hermes and Dionysos
East Frieze IV, 24-25
Bas-relief
Phidias
Six men stand between the girls and the gods
Frise est : III, 18 - IV, 24
Bas-relief
Phidias
approx. from 440 to 432 B.C.
Two pairs of girls
Frise est : III, 12-17
Bas-relief
Phidias
approx. from 440 to 432 B.C.
Four men
East Frieze VI, 43-46
Bas-relief
Phidias
approx. from 440 to 437 B.C.
The peplos
East Frieze V, 34-35
Bas-relief
Phidias
approx. from 440 to 432 B.C.
Riders
Phidias
Périclès