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Hellenistic and Roman Medusa plaque
This plaque depicts the head of Medusa one of the most recognizable symbols of ancient Roman,
Greek, and Hellenistic art. This head was usually a centerpiece on the breastplates of the Macedonian
kings such as Alexander the Great, and the Roman Emperors such as Augustus. Medusa was one of
the three Gorgons and she alone had serpents in her hair, due to Athena cursing her. Medusa was the
only one of the three who was mortal; hence Perseus was able to kill her by cutting off her head while
looking at her in the reflection in a mirrored shield he got from the Graeae.
Item No. 417
Weight 1 Lb. Diameter: 5.75" (15cm), thickness 0.5" (1.3cm)
Made of cast stone with antique finish, comes with a hole or a hook in the back for easy wall hanging.
$19.99
This plaque depicts the head of Medusa one of the most recognizable symbols of ancient Roman,
Greek, and Hellenistic art. This head was usually a centerpiece on the breastplates of the Macedonian
kings such as Alexander the Great, and the Roman Emperors such as Augustus. Medusa was one of
the three Gorgons and she alone had serpents in her hair, due to Athena cursing her. Medusa was the
only one of the three who was mortal; hence Perseus was able to kill her by cutting off her head while
looking at her in the reflection in a mirrored shield he got from the Graeae.
Item No. 417
Weight 1 Lb. Diameter: 5.75" (15cm), thickness 0.5" (1.3cm)
Made of cast stone with antique finish, comes with a hole or a hook in the back for easy wall hanging.
$19.99
List of Medusa items at Ancient Sculpture Gallery:
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art, Hellenistic sculpture, Roman art, Roman sculpture, plaques and busts of famous ancient
Greeks, Macedonians, Romans (such as Achilles, Hippocrates, Demosthenes, Alexander the Great
and Caesar), and images of Roman and Greek gods and goddesses (including Apollo, Pan,
Aphrodite-Venus, Bacchus-Dionysus, Zeus, Athena, Nike, Medusa, Orpheus, Hercules, and others)
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