COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
MMA_.17.190.2072
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Greek
Creator Name-CRT:
Greek
Title:
Statuette of a man and centaur
Title Type:
Object name
View:
Alternate View
Creation Date:
ca. 750 B.C.
Creation Start Date:
-752
Creation End Date:
-748
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze
Classification Term:
Bronzes
Dimensions:
H. 4 3/8 in. (11.10 cm)
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
17.190.2072
Credit Line:
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Context:
Half-man, half-horse, the centaurs were said to inhabit remote wooded areas. In much of Greek art they appear in combat with humans and, by implication, are the antithesis of civilized man. The classic rendering of this subject appears in the metopes of the Parthenon in Athens. It is, however, already fully presented in this bronze statuette. The outcome of the conflict is indicated by the end of the spear preserved in the centaur's left flank and by the greater height of the man.
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.gr17.190.2072.AV1.tif
