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horns, which was probably supplied in colour on the
marble.
In Stuart's time a fragment of the north-east angle of
the frieze was still extant. On the northern face of this
stone, his engraving shows a marshal standing at the head
of the procession of victims, close to the head of the fore-
most cow. This figure he represents draped in a mantle,
and with a diadem round the head. On this slab as re-
presented in Carrey's drawing is a second figure, conducting
a cow, and the head and neck of the foremost cow in ii.
As the Athenian colonies were bound to contribute each
a cow and two sheep to the festival, it may be presumed
that the victims on this frieze represent this contribution;
and the men by whom the victims are conducted would
thus represent the Theori sent by the colonies.
EASTERN FRIEZE.
On the eastern front of the Parthenon the two lines of
procession converge from north to south towards a
common centre. A group of male figures, probably magis-
trates or religious functionaries, receive the advancing
procession on either side. Between these two groups are
twelve seated male and female figures arranged in pairs,
six on one side, and six on the other. Between these two
groups is a central space occupied by five standing figures,
of whom three are female. There is good ground for
believing that this central group relates to the offering of
the peplos to Athene Polias.
It has been already stated that part of the north-
east angle of the frieze was extant in Stuart's time,
though it seems to have since entirely disappeared.
On the return or eastern face of this stone his engrav-
ing gives two draped female figures. In advance of
these on slabs viii. and vii. are nine female figures
horns, which was probably supplied in colour on the
marble.
In Stuart's time a fragment of the north-east angle of
the frieze was still extant. On the northern face of this
stone, his engraving shows a marshal standing at the head
of the procession of victims, close to the head of the fore-
most cow. This figure he represents draped in a mantle,
and with a diadem round the head. On this slab as re-
presented in Carrey's drawing is a second figure, conducting
a cow, and the head and neck of the foremost cow in ii.
As the Athenian colonies were bound to contribute each
a cow and two sheep to the festival, it may be presumed
that the victims on this frieze represent this contribution;
and the men by whom the victims are conducted would
thus represent the Theori sent by the colonies.
EASTERN FRIEZE.
On the eastern front of the Parthenon the two lines of
procession converge from north to south towards a
common centre. A group of male figures, probably magis-
trates or religious functionaries, receive the advancing
procession on either side. Between these two groups are
twelve seated male and female figures arranged in pairs,
six on one side, and six on the other. Between these two
groups is a central space occupied by five standing figures,
of whom three are female. There is good ground for
believing that this central group relates to the offering of
the peplos to Athene Polias.
It has been already stated that part of the north-
east angle of the frieze was extant in Stuart's time,
though it seems to have since entirely disappeared.
On the return or eastern face of this stone his engrav-
ing gives two draped female figures. In advance of
these on slabs viii. and vii. are nine female figures