The Parthenon Frieze. Block W II

The block was removed by Elgin and is today in the British Museum. The theme represented is that of two young horsemen galloping their horses, one behind the other, toward the left. The second horse overlaps the first only slightly. The first rider (2) at the left is the only nude horseman and he has long hair that blows out behind him with the speed of the horse. Fastened at his neck with a broo…