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Roman Marble fragment relief depicting a centaur holding a lance, 2nd century AD.

Conservation:  Damaged arm, lance and facial areas
Material:  Marble
Dimensions:  51 x 47 cm
Provenance:  Phoenix Ancient Art Gallery, Switzerland / Archaeological Gallery, Spain, 2014
Exhibited:  Ifergan Collection, Málaga (2018-2020)

Price:

On request
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The centaur is a icon of the struggle between barbarism and civilisation. Its body consists of a human head, torso and arms, and the legs become the quadrupedal body of a horse.
Normally depicted in male form, they represent the strength and vigour of an animal. We can see how this magnificently sculpted torso carries a stick in its hand, as it would be in a fight, which was one of the main features of the centaurs, always warlike.

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