Friday, April 24, 2009

Central Scene

frieze

Here, on the left, a bearded man, draped in the long tunic typical of a priest performing a sacrifice, faces a child. Together they hold the folded garment. To the right, Athena is seated on a stool, while Hephaistos, the smith of the gods, turns towards her.

I. Jenkins, The Parthenon Frieze (London, The British Museum Press, 1994)


Lord Elgin

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