Bronze statuette of a centaur
This small sculpture emanates considerable power through the treatment of the centaur's arms and legs, all in a position of maximum tension. The energy suffuses a form that is lithe and softly modeled. The figure is of a piece with its plinth, indicating that it may have been attached to a utensil.
Artwork Details
- Title: Bronze statuette of a centaur
- Period: Archaic
- Date: late 6th–early 5th century BCE
- Culture: Etruscan or South Italian
- Medium: Bronze
- Dimensions: H. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); length 5 5/8 in. (14.3 cm)
- Classification: Bronzes
- Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
- Object Number: 17.190.2070
- Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art
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