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Bronze man and centaur


Picture of a bronze figurine of a centaur and man in profile. The man stands on the right; the centaur on the left. They grasp each other by the arms. The centaur has human front legs and a horse's rear legs and tail. They are both nude and wear some sort of coiled conical hat or hairstyle on the top of their heads.
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    Bronze figurine of a man and centaur fighting; the centuar is wounded on the left side (not pictured).

    Online Resources
    Metropolitan Museum of Art 17.190.2072
    Subjects
    centaur
    Type
    Image
    License
    Creative Commons Attribution
    Properties
    Agent
    Unknown
    Date
    ca. 750 BCE
    Culture
    Greek
    Medium
    Bronze
    Dimensions
    H. 4 3/8 in. (11.10 cm)
    Location
    Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Image Credit
    Metropolitan Museum of Art

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