Cast Gallery catalogue number: A061a

Head of a Centaur, attacking a Lapith woman who grasps his beard and ear in defence.
See A061b for full composition.

• Plaster cast: Height: 55cm.
• Copy of the head of a marble Centaur.
• The Centaur:
  • is from the west pediment of the Temple of Zeus at Olympia.
  • was made about 460 BC.
  • was found at Olympia and is now in Olympia Museum.