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The centaur's smile : the human animal in early Greek art / J. Michael Padgett ; with contributions by William A. P. Childs and Despoina Tsiafakis and 24 others

This study examines the origins of composite human-animal creatures in Greek art and myth. It analyses the influence of Near Eastern and Egyptian models on the development of hybrid figures such as centaurs and satyrs during the Geometric and Archaic periods.

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