Imagenes de Centauros En Los Vasos Aticos de Figuras Negras Y de Figuras Rojas: Siglos VIII A.C. - IV A.C. [Spanish]

by Maria Herranz

The centaur, a hybrid being with the body of horse and a human head and torso, first appeared in the mountains of Thessaly. This was the Greek horse-breeding region and it seemed natural for the centaur to have originated there, in the heart of this exclusive heritage of the landed gentry. Centaurs belonged to the spheres of heroic mythology, with clear ties to the values of the aristocracy. This book is composed of a catalogue divided into nine chapters...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 1784916838
• ISBN13: 9781784916831
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.9" x 11.0"