Bronze man and centaur (Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Summary

Bronze man and centaur is an 8th century BC bronze sculpture, created in Greece during the mid-8th century BC, in the period of Archaic Greece. It is now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.[1][2]

Bronze man and centaur
Year8th century BCE (Julian)
Mediumbronze
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art
Accession No.17.190.2072 Edit this on Wikidata
IdentifiersThe Met object ID: 249228

The sculpture was a posthumous gift of J. Pierpont Morgan given to the Metropolitan Museum in 1917.[1]

Description edit

The work depicts a man and centaur embracing.[1] The bottom of the sculpture contains a geometric pattern.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Bronze man and centaur". Metropolitan Museum of Art.
  2. ^ "The Technique of Bronze Statuary in Ancient Greece". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  3. ^ "Geometric Art in Ancient Greece". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-07-25.