| Accession_Number | 2004.5.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Shape | Medusa antefix | ||||||||||||||||
| Shape_description | Frontal head of Medusa. | ||||||||||||||||
| Material | Terracotta | ||||||||||||||||
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| Decoration | The face is moulded, with ringlets at forehead, beaded hair at sides, and wavy locks as a beard, tongue protruding from mouth. The face is encircled in a u-shaped element terminating in volutes; petals on the outside. The face and other decoration are painted brown; a painted band beneath the face indicates the top of the dress. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Condition | Approximately 1/3 of the original remains (lower right corner), which has been restored with modern plaster, mostly undecorated. Where original paint remains it has been dulled and is scratched. | ||||||||||||||||
| Technique/Style | Moulded | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Myth and religion | ||||||||||||||||
| Edited_by | Amy; Kinsey | ||||||||||||||||
| Date_edited | 13.05.2004; 11.01.2006 |
