Greek Classical Sculpture


High Classical



Artemis, Figure G
438-432 BCE
East Pediment, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
British Museum, London
72 x 52 x 23 inches (182.9 x 132.1 x 58.4 cm)
Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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Artemis

Torso of Poseidon, Figure M
438-432 BCE
West Pediment, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
British Museum, London and Acropolis Museum, Athens
42 1/2 x 39 x 23 inches (108 x 99.1 x 58.4 cm)
Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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Poseidon

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Centaur Fighting Lapith
447-442 BCE
South Metope 5, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
British Museum, London
53 1/2 x 54 x 12 1/2 inches (135.9 x 137.2 x 31.8 cm)
Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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High classical

Eros, Aphrodite, Helen, and statue of Athena, 447-442 BCE North Metope 25, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
Acropolis Museum, Athens
49 ½ x 54 ½ x 10 inches (125.5 x 138.5 x 25.3 cm)
Gift of the First Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical
Antiquities – Acropolis Museum, Athens, 2010

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High classical

Dionysos Attacking a Giant, 447-442 BCE
East Metope 2, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
Acropolis Museum, Athens
49 ½ x 54 ½ x 10 inches (125.5 x 138.5 x 25.3 cm)
Gift of the First Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical
Antiquities – Acropolis Museum, Athens, 2010

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High classical

Horses, with Man Fastening Sandal
442-438 BCE
West Frieze, Block 15, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
Acropolis Museum, Athens
39 x 19 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (99.1 x 49.5 x 3.8 cm)
Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Parthenon West Frieze

Youth Tying Sandal
ca. 442-438 BCE
West Frieze, Block 15, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
Acropolis Museum, Athens
40 ½ x 20 x 3 inches (102.2 x 50.8 x 7.6 cm)
Gift of Bronson Pinchot, 2008

Youth Tying Sandal

Riders Preparing for Procession, 442-438 BCE
West Frieze, Block 5, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
Acropolis Museum, Athens
39 ½ x 55 ½ x 3 inches (100.5 x 141 x 7.5 cm)
Gift of the First Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical
Antiquities – Acropolis Museum, Athens, 2010

Riders Preparing for Procession

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Tray-bearer (Skaphephoros), 442-438 BCE
North Frieze, Block 5, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
British Museum, London
40 x 24 ½ x 4 inches (101.6 x 62.2 x 10.2 cm)
Gift of Bronson Pinchot, 2008

High classical

Chariot Race with Apobates
442-438 BCE
North Frieze, Block 11, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
Acropolis Museum, Athens
34 1/2 x 37 x 3 1/2 inches (87.6 x 94 x 8.9 cm)
Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art

High classical

Riders
442-438 BCE
North Frieze, Block 36, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
Acropolis Museum, Athens
42 1/2 x 49 x 3 inches (108 x 101.6 x 7.6 cm)
Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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High classical


Chariot Group
442-438 BCE
North Frieze, Block 24, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
British Museum, London
41 1/2 x 48 x 3 inches (105.4 x 121.9 x 7.6 cm)
Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

High classical

Youths leading Heifers to Sacrifice, 442-438 BCE
From the North Frieze, Block 2, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
Acropolis Museum, Athens
41 x 56 x 2 inches (104 x 142 x 5 cm)
Gift of the First Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities – Acropolis Museum, Athens, 2010

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Youths leading Heifers to Sacrifice

Boys Leading Rams to Sacrifice
442-438 BCE
North Frieze, Block 4, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
Acropolis Museum, Athens
approximately 40 inches square (101.6 cm square)
Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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Boys with sheep

Charioteer
442-438 BCE
North Frieze, Block 28, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
Acropolis Museum, Athens
approximately 40 inches square (101.6 cm square)
Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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chariot

Riders
442-438 BCE
North Frieze, Block 31, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
British Museum, London
approximately 40 inches square (101.6 cm square)
Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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Riders

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Apollo (shown at right), Poseidon, Artemis and
Aphrodite, fragments

ca. 442-438 BCE
East Frieze, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
Acropolis Museum, Athens
Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

High classical

Marshall Beckoning
ca. 442-438 BCE
East Frieze, Block 6, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
British Museum, London
40 ½ x 23 ½ x 3 ½ inches (102.9 x 59.7 x 8.9 cm)
Gift of Bronson Pinchot, 2008

Marshall Beckoning

Procession of Maidens
ca. 442-438 BCE
East Frieze, Block 7, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from the Pentelic marble original
Louvre, Paris
41 x 40 x 2 1/2 inches(104.1 x 101.6 x 6.4 cm)
Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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Maidens

Assembly of the Gods
ca. 442-438 BCE
East Frieze, Block 4, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
British Museum, London
14 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches (36.8 x 31.8 x 6.4 cm)
Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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twelve Olympians

Head of Iris, 442-438 BCE
From the East Frieze, Block 5, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
Acropolis Museum, Athens
8 x 10 ½ x 3 inches (20.3 x 26.5 x 7.5 cm)
Gift of the First Ephorate of Prehistoric and
Classical Antiquities – Acropolis Museum,
Athens, 2010

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peplos ceremony

Two Female Attendants in the Peplos Ceremony,
442-438 BCE
East Frieze, Block 5, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from Pentelic marble original
British Museum, London
40 x 35 ½ x 2 ½ inches (101.6 x 90.2 x 6.4 cm)
Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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peplos ceremony

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