O12.9 CENTAUR & LAPITH (CENTAUROMACHY)
| Museum Collection | University of Pennsylvania Museum, Philadelphia |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Philadelphia 31-19-2 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 204361 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Kylix |
| Painter | Attributed to the Foundry Painter |
| Date | ca. 480 B.C. |
| Period | Late Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
A Centaur fights a Lapith warrior in a painting depicting the Centauromachy (Battle of the Centaurs). The half-horse man wears a leopard-skin cape and brandishes a tree-branch. The Lapith is equipped with a helm, shield and greaves and wields a spear.