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Detail of the east frieze (Block VI).
Phidias442-438 BC
Acropolis Museum
Athens, Greece
A depiction of the gods Poseidon, Apollo and Aphrodite, on whose knees is perched a winged Eros. Two fragments are located in the British Museum and one fragment in Palermo.
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Details
- Title: Detail of the east frieze (Block VI).
- Creator: Pheidias Workshop
- Creator Lifespan: Estimated around 490 BC - Estimated around 430 BC
- Date Created: 442-438 BC
- Physical Dimensions: w1300 x h1010 m
- Type: Marble relief
- Rights: Acropolis Museum Collection
- External Link: http://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/default.php?pname=Parthenon&la=2&collection=16&item=9
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