Lefkandi Centaur

Ceramic figurine in the shape of a Centaur

The Centaur of Lefkandi was found in Toumba cemetery in two different pieces. The head was found among the offerings in grave T1, while the body was among the offerings in another grave (T3) three meters away. The statuette has what can be perceived as a “wound” on its left knee, something that led to speculation that it might be a depiction of the famous Centaur Chiron who was wounded be Herakles. Exhibited at the Eretria Archeological Museum, Euboea, Greece.