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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Image Source
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

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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