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 Info | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Art Museum ; New Haven, Conn. : Distributed by Yale University Press, ©2003. |
| Description | 406 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Childs, William A. P., 1942- |
| Other author/creator | Tsiaphakē, D. S. (Despoina S.) |
| Other author/creator | Princeton University. Art Museum. |
| Other author/creator | Museum 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 note | Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at Princeton University Art Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in 2003-2004. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-395) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003104045 |
| ISBN | 0300101635 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 0943012406 (paper) |