Greek Classical Sculpture


High Classical



Artemis, Figure G
437-432 BCE
From the East Pediment of the Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from original marble in the British Museum, London
72 x 52 x 23 inches (182.9 x 132.1 x 58.4 cm)
The Bellarmine Museum Collection (2004.01), Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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Artemis

Torso of Poseidon, Figure M
437-432 BCE
From the West Pediment of the Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from original marble in the British Museum, London
42 1/2 x 39 x 23 inches (108 x 99.1 x 58.4 cm)
The Bellarmine Museum Collection (2004.02), 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 of the Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from original marble in the British Museum, London
53 1/2 x 54 x 12 1/2 inches (135.9 x 137.2 x 31.8 cm)
The Bellarmine Museum Collection (2004.03), Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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Horses, with Man Fastening Sandal
442-438 BCE
From the West Frieze, Block 15 of the Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from original marble in the 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 (L1991.6-7)

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Parthenon West Frieze

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Apobates Contest
442-438 BCE
From the North Frieze, Block 11, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from original marble in the 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 (L1991.05)

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Riders
442-438 BCE
From the North Frieze, Block 36, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from original marble in the Acropolis Museum, Athens
42 1/2 x 49 x 3 inches (108 x 101.6 x 7.6 cm)
The Bellarmine Museum Collection (2004.07), Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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Chariot Group
442-438 BCE
From the North Frieze, Block 24, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from original marble in the British Museum, London
41 1/2 x 48 x 3 inches (105.4 x 121.9 x 7.6 cm)
The Bellarmine Museum Collection (2004.04), Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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Boys Leading Sheep or
Rams to Sacrifice
442-438 BCE
From the North Frieze, Block 4, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from original marble in the Acropolis Museum, Athens
approximately 40 inches square (101.6 cm square)
The Bellarmine Museum Collection (2004.05), Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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Boys with sheep

Charioteer
442-438 BCE
From the North Frieze, Block 28, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from original marble in the Acropolis Museum, Athens
approximately 40 inches square (101.6 cm square)
The Bellarmine Museum Collection (2004.08), Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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chariot

Riders
442-438 BCE
From the North Frieze, Block 31, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from original marble in the British Museum, London
approximately 40 inches square (101.6 cm square)
The Bellarmine Museum Collection (2004.06), 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

c. 442-438 BCE
From the East Frieze, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from the original marble in Acropolis Museum, Athens
The Bellarmine Museum Collection (2004.12), Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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Procession of Maidens
c. 442-438 BCE
From the East Frieze, Block 7, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from the original marble in the Louvre, Paris
41 x 40 x 2 1/2 inches(104.1 x 101.6 x 6.4 cm)
The Bellarmine Museum Collection (2004.11), Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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Maidens

Assembly of the Gods
c. 442-438 BCE
From the East Frieze, Block 4, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from the original marble in the British Museum, London
14 1/2 x 12 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches (36.8 x 31.8 x 6.4 cm)
The Bellarmine Museum Collection (2004.09), Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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twelve Olympians

Peplos Ceremony
c. 442-438 BCE
From the East Frieze, Block 5, Parthenon, Athens
Plaster cast from the original marble in the Acropolis Museum, Athens
Approximately 40 inches square (101.6 cm square)
The Bellarmine Museum Collection (2004.01), Gift of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2004

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peplos ceremony

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