cast; frieze

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Object Type: cast; frieze
Museum number: 2012,5029.3.5
Description: Plaster cast of part of the temple-relief of the East frieze of the Hephaisteion; Aphrodite and Hephaistos. East Frieze, Slab 5: draped female figure, left, seated, facing left, right arm resting across lap; male figure, right, seated facing left, bare chested with drapery across legs, right arm raised; head of left figure mostly obscured by damage; head, right forearm and left arm of right figure missing. Cast is pale grey in colour.
Production date: 1850-1950; 450 BC-420 BC (original)
Production place: Original from: Hephaisteion (East Frieze)
Materials
Dimensions: Height: 870 millimetres; Width: 920 millimetres; Depth: 250 millimetres
Bibliographic references: Pryce 1913 / A Guide to the Collection of Casts in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum (310); Smith 1892 / A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum (404.2)
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Representation of: Aphrodite; Representation of: Hephaistos/Vulcan
Department: Greek and Roman
Registration number: 2012,5029.3.5
Additional IDs: Other BM number: CRM.1223

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