Parthenon Frieze (North 41), c. 443-437 BC [AS20]
Cast (late 19th century) of a relief from the North Frieze of the Parthenon, Athens, c. 443-437 BC. [London, British Museum]
Plaster (104 x 122 cm)
North 41 (numbering from Jenkins, The Parthenon Frieze, 1994).
The cast was made before the missing top left corner was acquired by the British Museum in 1919. It was discovered in 1902 buried in a garden rockery in Essex, and probably had not formed part of Lord Elgin’s collection.
Literature: R. Foster, Winchester College Treasury: a guide to the collections (Winchester, 2016), pp. 52-53; R. Foster (ed.), 50 Treasures from Winchester College (London, 2019), pp. 28-29
Provenance: Purchased in the 1890s
Location: Treasury, Gallery 3