Ancient Roman Marble fragment relief depicting a centaur holding a lance, 51 x 47 cm. Exhibited at Ifergan Museum

The centaur is a icon of the struggle between barbarism and civilisation. Its body consists of a human head, torso and arms, and the legs become the quadrupedal body of a horse. Normally depicted in male form, they represent the strength and vigour of an animal. We can see how this magnificently sculpted torso carries a stick in its hand, as it would be in a fight, which was one of the main features of the centaurs, always warlike. *Damaged arm, lance and facial areas Provenance: Phoenix Ancient Art Gallery, Switzerland /Ars Histórica Arqueología, Spain, 2014 Exhibited: Ifergan Collection, Málaga (2018-2020) Statement seen by Catawiki. Important information. The seller guarantees that he is entitled to ship this lot. The seller will take care that any necessary permits will be arranged. The seller will inform the buyer about this if this takes more than a few days. Important: For destinations out of Spanish territorry: all our object will be shipped after obtaining CERTIFICATE OF EXPORTATION by Ministry of Culture of Spain. We inform our clients that it may take between 4-8 weeks. According to Spanish legislation, items sent outside the European Union are subject to export taxes and will be added to the invoice, at the buyer's expense. These export fees are fixed on the final auction price and the tax rate is not applied directly on the total value of the item to be exported, but rather the different percentages by sections are applied to it: - Up to 6,000 euros: 5%. - From 6. 001 to 60. 000 euros: 10%. Due to Switzerland customs regulations about antiques over 100 years old, this lot cannot be sold to customers residing in Switzerland.