A Nereid & a Sea Centaur

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by Branko van Oppen
published on 15 February 2020

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A Nereid & a Sea Centaur — A fragment of a gilded silver wine jug from southern Spain (10.5 cm in height; ca. 1st cent. BCE; APM inv. no. 15.375). The image is “rolled” out to compensate for the curvature of the vase neck. The scene illustrates a Nereid riding on the back of a sea centaur.

Image courtesy of the Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam.

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Branko van Oppen

Branko van Oppen is an exhibition curator and independent scholar specialized in Ptolemaic queenship as well as Hellenistic art and ideology.

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Oppen, B. V. (2020, February 15). A Nereid & a Sea Centaur. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/11908/

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Oppen, Branko V. "A Nereid & a Sea Centaur." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 15, 2020. https://www.ancient.eu/image/11908/.

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Oppen, Branko V. "A Nereid & a Sea Centaur." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 15 Feb 2020. Web. 21 Jan 2021.

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