Statuette of a man and centaur

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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The AMICA Library

Collection

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AMICA ID:

MMA_.17.190.2072

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MMA_.17.190.2072

AMICA ID

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AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

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Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

European; Southern European; Greek

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European; Southern European; Greek

Creator Nationality

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Creator Name-CRT:

Greek

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Greek

Creator Name-CRT

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Title:

Statuette of a man and centaur

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Statuette of a man and centaur

Title

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Title Type:

Object name

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Object name

Title Type

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View:

Full View

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Full View

View

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Creation Date:

ca. 750 B.C.

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ca. 750 B.C.

Creation Date

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Creation Start Date:

-752

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-752

Creation Start Date

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Creation End Date:

-748

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-748

Creation End Date

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Materials and Techniques:

Bronze

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Bronze

Materials and Techniques

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Classification Term:

Bronzes

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Bronzes

Classification Term

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Dimensions:

H. 4 3/8 in. (11.10 cm)

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H. 4 3/8 in. (11.10 cm)

Dimensions

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AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

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Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

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ID Number:

17.190.2072

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17.190.2072

ID Number

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Credit Line:

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

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Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917

Credit Line

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Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

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.

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<P>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.</P>

Context

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