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title: Bronze Man and Centaur
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# Bronze Man and Centaur

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mid-8th century, BC. Bronze. Half man, half horse, the centaurs were thought to inhabit remote wooded areas. In much of Greek art, they appear in combat with humans and, by implication, are the antithesis of civilized men.