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Terracotta shallow bowl with low foot

Greek, South Italian, Campanian

late 4th century BCE

Not on view

Relief medallion with the head of a Gorgon

The head of a Gorgon in relief decorates the interior of this bowl. In Greek mythology, the Gorgons were three sisters with monstrous faces and snakes for hair. The gorgon Medusa, who turned men into stone with her fearsome gaze, was slain by the hero Perseus. Medusa was humanized in Late Classical art with the face of a beautiful woman.

Terracotta shallow bowl with low foot, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Campanian — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Terracotta shallow bowl with low foot

Period: Hellenistic

Date: late 4th century BCE

Culture: Greek, South Italian, Campanian

Medium: Terracotta

Dimensions: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)

Classification: Vases

Credit Line: Lent by Hiram Carruthers Butler and Andrew Spindler-Roesle

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