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 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 venomous snakes for hair; unlike the Gorgons, she was sometimes depicted as very beautiful. Those who gazed into her eyes turned 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 Medusa’s head appeared on the evil-averting device known as the Gorgoneion…

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