Figurine of Achilles and centaur
This mythological scene shows the Greek hero Achilles riding the half-man half-horse figure of Chieron the centaur. This originally formed the decoration on the leg of a tripod from which would have hung a basin.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- A358
- Category
- Antiquities
- Collection Class
- Devon archaeology
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Material
- copper alloy
- Common Name
- figurine of Achilles and centaur
- Simple Name
- figurine
- Period Classification
- Roman (43-410)
