Wounds on his legs means he was a specific centaur eyes appear to have sockets in them to place a stone or some object face is a painting has a bit of a smile.
Attic oinochoe by the centaur.
Mark cartwright s article on greek pottery in the ancient history encyclopedia mentions that corinthian clay was pale buff colored but the clay or ceramos whence ceramics used in athens was iron rich and therefore orange red.
The hero grabs the centaur by the arm and is about to pierce him with his sword.
Centaur and bird snake and hare at the handle pair of eyes incised.
Musée du louvre paris.
Akin to leagros group.
Look they re conjoined at the torso.
The decoration of this jug illustrates the combination of technical ambition and artistic uncertainty that often appears in the very earliest red figure vases.
Attic black figured oinochoë with representation in the central panel.
Two guys with shields very close together.
Firing was at a relatively low temperature compared with chinese porcelain but was done repeatedly.
Lateral extensions of the handle at the rim end in plastic monkeys heads.
22 x 9 3 cm 8 11 16 x 3 11 16 in external link.
Not all greek pottery appears red.
Decoration of heraces pursuinig teh centaur nessos.
Find out more about this object on the museum website.
Next door to the class of vatican 440.