|
Date: |
|
Description: | Cast copper alloy mount from a vessel or furniture. Roman in date with Cletic influences. It is in the form of a face of Medusa.The features on the face have been quite crudely incised. The eyes are small circular hollows. The nose is long and straight, the mouth is small. There is a torc/decorative band around the head at the top. This ends in 2 rounded terminals visible above the eyes. The mount is hollow and there is corrosion on the back which has made the surface uneven. There is a circular hole at the base, below the chin, possibly for attachment.One of the Gorgons, and the only one who was mortal. Her gaze could turn whoever she looked upon to stone. There is a particular myth in which Medusa was originally a beautiful maiden. She desecrated Athena's temple by lying there with Poseidon. Outraged, Athena turned Medusa's hair into living snakes. Medusa is represented as a fierce female nearly always with a frontal rather than a profile head. She was often used as an apotropaic amulet.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
Mount
Cast copper alloy mount from…
-
MOUNT
Copper alloy mount in the…
-
Mount
Copper alloy mount in the…
-
MOUNT
Copper alloy mount in the…
-
-
MOUNT
A complete cast copper-alloy Roman…
-
Mount
A complete cast copper-alloy Roman…
-
MOUNT
A complete cast copper-alloy Roman…
-
-
Mount
Cast copper alloy mount in…
|