The painting depicts Perseus fleeing after cutting off Medusa’s head. In the center, Medusa, a winged, headless figure in a short, tied, bordered chiton with sleeves, has fallen to the left but supports herself on her rigid arms, resting only on her fingertips.
About this item:
- Exquisite Greek Mythology Vase
- Painted Athena and Perseus Vase
- Elegant Ancient Greek Decor
- Mythological Art Pottery
- Timeless Greek Figure Vase
MADE IN GREECE
Height: 26,5 cm (10.4in)
width: 25 cm (9.8in)
Net Weight: 2 kg (4.4 lb)
Material: Clay- Genuine Ceramic
In Greek mythology, Medusa, also called Gorgo, was one of the three monstrous Gorgons, generally described as winged human females with living venomous snakes in place of hair; unlike the Gorgons, she was sometimes represented as very beautiful. Those who gazed into her eyes would turn to stone. Most sources describe her as the daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. Medusa was beheaded by the Greek hero Perseus, who thereafter used her head, which retained its ability to turn onlookers to stone, as a weapon until he gave it to the goddess Athena to place on her shield. In classical antiquity, the image of the head of Medusa appeared in the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion…
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