Clipeus with the Head of Medusa
300–100 B.C.
- Medium
- Terracotta with a layer of calcite (?) slip and polychromy (black, pink, light blue, red)
- Dimensions
- 1.9 × 18.8 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-232761
This clipeus depicts a winged head of Medusa. The head projects from the plaque; around its neck hang a torque and a knotted snake. Three over-lapping layers of scales radiate below, in the form of a stylized aegis. Two holes for suspension above the head suggest that the object functioned as an oscillum. Traces of polychromy remain on the surface.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California
Registry history
- 300–100 B.C. — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — sculpture
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