Head of Medusa

Primary Unknown Roman

Primary Unknown possibly Greek

NationalityRoman (Greek?), Europe

Dateafter 100 BCE – before 100

MediumWood

DimensionsOverall: 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund, 1984.78

Rights Statement

NO COPYRIGHT - PUBLIC DOMAIN

Collection AreaAntiquities

Object number1984.78

On View

Not on view

Collection Highlight

Ancient Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern Art 800 BCE – 300 CE

Provenancebased on a label attached to the object's stand, Dikran Kelekian [1867–1951], Paris; purchased from Robert Haber, New York, 1984

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