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"Chimney" Lekythos (oil flask): Two Centaurs Smash Kaineus into the Earth
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Two centaurs smash Kaineus into the earth.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of David M. Robinson
Title: "Chimney" Lekythos (oil flask): Two Centaurs Smash Kaineus into the Earth
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Two centaurs smash Kaineus into the earth.
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