Caeneus and Centaurs, Lycian Sarchophagus of Sidon

A nude youth lies on the ground between to rearing centaurs. He is visible from torso up, trying to protect himself with a shield strapped to his left arm. The right-hand centaur is broken off at the shoulders. The left-hand centaur holds a pithos over his head with both hands preparing to swing it down on the head of the youth.

End panel of the so-called Lycian Sarcophagus excavated from the royal necropolis in Sidon in 1887. It possibly depicts Caeneus being beaten into the ground by centaurs.

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Subjects
Caeneus
centauromachy
centaur
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Unknown
Date
4th century BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
Marble
Location
Istanbul Archaological Museum
Image Credit
Wikimedia: Giovanni Dall'Orto

Etruscan Bronze Mirror

Back of a bronze mirror, the metal has formed a green patina. Etched on it are the figures of two men. Left, a nude young man, his left foot resting on a rock, leans forward to grasp the handle of an amphora with his right hand. Across from him an older bearded man wearing a chlamys drinks from a double-handled cup in his left hand. In his right, he holds a staff or spear. A small fountain sits between them.

An Etrsucan bronz mirror, possible featuring Orpheus and Lynceus. The inscription, in Etruscan, read Lunc Urphen. Musée du Louvre inventory number MND 265, catalogue number Br 1726.

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Musée du Louvre MND 265
Subjects
Orpheus
Lynceus
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Unknown
Date
ca. 325–300 BCE
Culture
Etruscan
Medium
Bromze
Dimensions
h. 22.3 cm, diameter 16.5 cm
Inscription
Lunc-Urphen
Location
Musée du Louvre
Image Credit
Wikipedia user Bibi Saint-Pol

Red-Figure Askos of Dog chasing Fox

Attic red-figure askos. The spout is pointing left the side of the body visible shows a fox with bushy tail fleeing right. It looks back over its shoulder at the dog (not pictured) that is chasing it.

Attic red-figure askos showing a fox being pursued by a dog (not pictured). München, Staatliche Antikensammlungen 2540, temporarily on loan to the Keramikmuseum, Weiden.

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Subjects
Teumessian fox
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
Agent
Unknown
Date
ca. 430 BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
diameter (without spout), 8.2 cm
Location
München, Staatliche Antikensammlungen
Image Credit
ArchaiOptix

Roman Copy of (Myron's?) Minotaur

Badly damaged statue of the Minotaur. The horns and ears are missing, as is the right arm, portions of the torso, and left hand. The face of the Minotaur is smooth, while the head between the horns has been sculpted into shaggy curls. Incisions along the neck mimic folds of skin. Repaired cracks run from across the crown of the head through the left eye and under the jaw, and across the forehead and down the right cheek indicating the nose was broken off at some point.

One half of a statuary group depicting Theseus and the Minotaur, found in Plaka, Athens. Roman copy of a Greek original. National Archaeological Museum 1664α.

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National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Subjects
Minotaur
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike
Agent
Unknown
Date
Uknown, Roman copy of a 5th century BCE Greek original
Culture
Greek
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
73 cm preserved height
Location
National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Image Credit
George E. Koronaios

Lefkandi Centaur

Terracotta centaur, the horse body is wheel-made with a small hole in the chest of the horse for ventilation during firing. The human portion is handmade. Reddish-brown paint decorates the horse back and human chest and arms with geometric patterns. The left arm is missing just below the bicep. The right arm is bent with the six-fingered hand resting on his hip. There is a vertical gash on the front left leg at approximately the knee. The head was broken off and reattached.

Terracotta figurine of a centaur, possibly intended to depict Chiron based on the gash incised on the lower left front leg. Excavated from Toumba cemetery, Lefkandi, Euboea. 

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Subjects
centaur
Chiron
Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution
Agent
Unknown
Date
ca. second half of the 10th century BCE
Culture
Greek
Medium
terracotta
Dimensions
36 cm tall
Location
Archaeological Museum of Eretria
Image Credit
wikimedia: Jebulon
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