O12.7 LAPITHS & CENTAURS (CENTAUROMACHY)
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre G367 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 214587 |
| Ware | Attic Red Figure |
| Shape | Krater |
| Painter | Name vase of the Painter of Louvre Centauromachy |
| Date | ca. 450 - 430 B.C. |
| Period | High Classical |
DESCRIPTION
Lapith warriors fight Centaurs in a scene from the Centauromachy (Battle of the Centaurs). The men wields spears and the Centaurs tree-branches and stones.
"That day when he wreaked vengeance on the hairy beast-men and drove them from Pelion." - Homer, Iliad 2.742