Parthenon Frieze _ East VI, 47-48

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Two marshals stand proudly at the head of the procession. One marshal's gaze is fixed intently on it while the other marshal turns and appears to beckon with his right hand, now damaged, towards the other branch of the procession on the opposite side of the gods. The east frieze consists of eight or nine blocks that are significantly longer than the blocks on the other sides. Research has revealed that VII and VIII formed a single block. The middle block V measures 4.50 m in length, whereas the corner blocks are narrow because they represent the narrow ends of block I from the north frieze and block XLVII from the south frieze. Surviving blocks and fragments are scattered among various museums: blocks II and VI are located on the Acropolis, blocks I, III-V, VIII can be found in the British Museum, and block VII is housed in the Louvre. Additionally, a number of fragments reside in the British Museum, while others are situated in the Archaeological Museum of Palermo. In contrast to the west frieze, the east frieze boasts a certain symmetry of composition, as it serves as the focal point of the processions on the other sides. The Parthenon's frieze forms a continuous band with scenes in low relief that encircles the upper part of the cella within the outer colonnade. The theme depicted is the procession towards the Acropolis that took place during the Great Panathenaia, the commemoration of the goddess Athena's birthday. Numbering originates from I. Jenkins' work, "The Parthenon Frieze," 1994. Frieze slabs are labeled with Roman numerals, while people are identified using Arabic numerals.