Block III: Parthenon frieze

Marble relief (Block III) of the South frieze of the Parthenon. The frieze shows the procession of the Panathenaic festival, the commemoration of the birthday of the goddess Athena. This block represents two horsemen and parts of a third horse, wearing a tunic with chlamys. The riders are bare foot. The hanging left foot of the foremost rider is delicately turned to reveal the sole, instep and division of the toes. One horseman’s chlamys has blown back from the body to reveal a naked, muscular torso. The flickering manes of the horses are highly distinctive. The tail of a fourth horse flows in from the right. Metal reins, which are now lost, were inserted in drill-holes. Low res 20 photo scan, Sony A6000