Horseman Wearing the Petasos

Sculpture

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Museum of Antiquities - University of Saskatchewan

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Catalogue Image

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Name/Title

Horseman Wearing the Petasos

Entry/Object ID

75G0707

Description

Relief from the Parthenon frieze that portrays two horsemen astride horses, one wearing a hat called a "petasos." Panel exudes a beige finish. Original made of pentelic marble, situated on the Parthenon in Athens. Probable artists include Ictinos, or a pupil of Pheidieas called Callicrates. Damage to the head of the lead horseman and back legs of rear horse.

Type of Sculpture

Relief

Artwork Details

Medium

Plaster

Context

This frieze represented the festival, the Great Panathenaea, which was celebrated by the city of Athens in honour of the goddess Athena. The festival was celebrated every four years, and on such an occasion a peplos, made by noble women, was used to clothe a wooden statue of the goddess. An important part of the festival procession consisted of racing chariots, but more importantly horsemen races. Images of horses and horsemen occupy about half the frieze.

Made/Created

Date made

443 BCE - 437 BCE

Time Period

Classical

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Greek - Classical

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

103 cm

Depth

13 cm

Length

139 cm

Research Notes

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Colton J.J. Ancient Greek Architects at Work. Ithaca, New York. Cornell University Press. 1977. Public: No

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Aryton, Elizabeth. Doric Temple. London, Thames and Hudson. 1961. Public: No

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Berve, Helmut. Greek Temples, Theaters, and Shrines. New York, Harry N. Abrams Inc. 1963. Public: No

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Charbonneux, Martin Villard. Classical Greek Art. London, Thames and London. 1971 Public: No

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Agard, Walter Raymond. Greek Tradition in Sculpture. New York, Arno Press. 1979 Public: No

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Ridgway, B.S. Fifth Century Styles in Greek Sculpture. Princeton, Princeton University Press. 1981. Public: No

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Scranton, Robert L. Greek Architecture. New York, George Braziller. 1962. Public: No

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Hopper, R.J. Acropolis. New York, MacMillan. 1971. Public: No

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St. Clair, William. Lord Elgin and the Marbles, London. Oxford University Press. 1967. Public: No