ancientgoatart:Cameo with centaur grasping a goat on his shoulderRomanImperial Periodlate 1st centur
ancientgoatart:Cameo with centaur grasping a goat on his shoulderRomanImperial Periodlate 1st century B.C.–mid 1st century CE“A centaur walking to the left looks backwards and grasps the foreleg of a goat in his left hand. The goat appears to be slung over the centaur’s shoulder. A lion-skin cloak flutters behind the centaur, and his right hand holds a wine cup (kantharos) upside down, from which wine pours out. It is possible but not probable that the goat and the lion’s head on the cloak are instead meant to represent a chimera, a hybrid creature that combines features from both a goat and lion.”Museum of Fine Arts Boston -- source link