Flattened image from an Attic red-figured column krater depicting the battle between Lapiths and Centaurs. 3 Centaurs, half-horse half-human, Greek my

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Flattened image from an Attic red-figured column krater depicting the battle between Lapiths and Centaurs. 3 Centaurs, half-horse half-human, Greek mythological characters, are throwing boulders and tree trunks against Kaineus, a Laipth warrior who in turn wounds one of the Centaurs with a spear. This krater is an exhibit at the Archaeological Museum in Palermo, Sicily. Kaineus painter 470 - 460BC.

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Size: 6758px × 5169px
Photo credit: © DAVID PARKER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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