Ancient Greek Centaur Sculpture
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This sculpture depicts a creature that is half human and half horse - a centaur. The hands of this sculpture are tied, and the head and torso rotate significantly to the right and tilt backwards. The right front leg of the horse is lifted, and the tail falls on the right side. This sculpture is a replica, originally 134 centimeters high, and is one of two marble sculptures discovered during excavation work at the Hadrian Villa in Rome in 1736. It is located at the National Museum of Art in Krakow, Poland. In ancient Greek and Roman mythology, centaurs were a mixed race of humans and horses. Centaurs are often depicted in ancient Greek mythology as wild beasts with uncontrollable sexual and physical violence.
