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The Centaur is depicted entirely nude with the exception of a the nebris (deer skin) which hangs from his right shoulder.
This sculpture of centaur was a masterpiece when first created in bronze, in which the sculptor has captured the physicality of this mythical creature.
This is most evident in the torsion of the centaur’s torso, which twists almost sensuously to the right, and the arching of its back.
The centaur’s arms demonstrate movement and physicality through the strange and painful way he holds them behind his back.
This statue was found together with the Statue of a Young Centaur at Hadrian's Villain Tivoli during the excavations led by Cardinal Furietti.
The work dates to the Hadrianic period(117-138 A.D.).
They were purchased for the Capitoline Museum in the year 1765.
