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R47.2 PERSEUS & MEDUSA

Perseus & Medusa | Greek bas-relief
DETAILS
Museum Collection Museé du Louvre, Paris
Catalogue No. Louvre Ca795
Type Bas-relief
Material Ceramic
Context Pithos neck
Date -
Period Cycladic

DESCRIPTION

Perseus beheads the Gorgon Medusa with a sword. The hero averts his gaze to avoid the monster's petrifying visage. She is depicted as a female centaur with the lower body of a horse.

ARTICLES

Perseus, Medusa, Centaurides