frieze

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Much of the frieze and the temple’s other sculptural decoration were lost in a 17th-century bombardment, and about half the remaining works were removed in the early 19th century by a British diplomat, Lord Elgin.

From Seattle Times

The antiquities, also known as the Elgin Marbles, mostly consist of the remnants of a frieze that ran around the outer walls of the Parthenon temple on the Acropolis in Athens.

From Seattle Times

At the British Museum, under a Parthenon frieze, a Greek family posed for photos in front of figures of gods and heroes.

From New York Times

In the early 1800s, a British aristocrat brought some of the greatest treasures in antiquity home from Greece, including carved frieze panels that once decorated the Parthenon.

From New York Times

That person said Mitsotakis hoped that, after 20 years, the agreement would be extended so the frieze panels would remain in Athens.

From New York Times