Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta, 1882-1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) · New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art · leaf 105
67 ARCHAIC PERIOD ing a lotos-bud. The statuette of a horse, lent by Junius Morgan, is an interesting example of early animal sculpture. The statuette of a Centaur, lent by J. P. Morgan, shows how successful the archaic artist sometimes was in the portrayal of rapid motion (fig. 35). The Centaur is… … FIG. 38. BRONZE GROUP running figure in Case O; the SEILENOS AND A NYMPH upper part of the body, how- ever, is no longer in full front, but turned partly sidewise, and the portrayal of the features is more successful. Though the attributes of the statuette are missing, both hands being broken away,…
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