The centaur's smile : the human animal in early Greek art / J. Michael Padgett ; with contributions by William A.P. Childs and Despoina Tsiafakis ; Nathan T. Arrington [and others].

Author/creator Padgett, J. Michael
Format Book
Publication InfoPrinceton, N.J. : Princeton University Art Museum ; New Haven, Conn. : Distributed by Yale University Press, ©2003.
Description406 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
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Other author/creatorChilds, William A. P., 1942-
Other author/creatorTsiaphakē, D. S. (Despoina S.)
Other author/creatorPrinceton University. Art Museum.
Other author/creatorMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Contents Horse men: centaurs and satyrs in early Greek art / J. Michael Padgett -- The human animal: the Near East and Greece / William A.P. Childs -- "Pelora": fabulous creatures and/or demons of death? / Despoina Tsiafakis -- Catalogue of the exhibition. Egyptian and Near Eastern Mischwesen. Centaurs. Horsemen. Satyrs. Sphinxes. Sirens. Gorgons. Minotaur. Acheloos. Nereus and Triton. Typhon. Pan.
General notePublished on the occasion of an exhibition held at Princeton University Art Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 2003-2004.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 365-395) and index.
LCCN 2003104045
ISBN0300101635 (cloth)
ISBN0943012406 (paper)