Frieze

  • The Parthenon Frieze

    The Parthenon frieze is a continuous 1 meter high, 160 meters long, and 6 centimeters deep band of relief sculptures, created specifically to crown the entirety of the temple’s exterior wall. The sculptures are executed in low relief and depict…

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  • Siphnian Treasury

    The Siphnian treasury was dedicated at Delphi around 525 BCE by the inhabitants of Siphnos island which is located in the western Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. In ancient Greece it housed the votive offerings of the Siphnians to the…

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