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The centaur's smile : the human animal in early Greek art

by J. Michael Padgett, William A. P. Childs, Despoina Tsiafakis

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.

Accession 11964 ISBN 0300101635 Publisher Princeton University Press
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