Greek Mythology: From The Iliad To The Fall Of The Last Tyrant

Images of Gorgons

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Gorgon
An antefix (end-tile) with the face of a Gorgon; made in Taranto, Italy circa 400 BCE.
Gorgon
An antefix (end-tile) with the face of a Gorgon; made in Taranto, Italy circa 350 BCE.
Gorgon
The handle of a bronze votive-krater (mixing bowl) in the form of a Gorgon; made in southern Italy circa 500 BCE.
Gorgon
A bronze handle with Tritons on each end and reclining Gorgons on the top bar; made in southern Italy circa 500 BCE.
Gorgon
A pyxis (cosmetic box) with the face of Medusa; made in Apulia circa 330-300 BCE.
Gorgon
A terracotta figure of a youth standing on a Gorgoneion; made in Campania circa 470-450 BCE.
Gorgon
A terracotta Gorgoneion; made in Campania circa 480-460 BCE.
Gorgon
A terracotta antefix (end-tile) with a running Gorgon; made in Italy circa 525-500 BCE.
Gorgon
A terracotta antefix (end-tile) with the face of a Gorgon; made in Italy circa 550-500 BCE.
Gorgon
A marble rendering of Medusa from the Acropolis Museum in Athens.
Perseus and Medusa
Perseus flees with the head of Medusa in his bag as the headless body of Medusa dies; from a Red-Figured hydra made in Athens circa 460 BCE.
Medusa
A bronze Gorgoneion; from the Archaeological Museum in Athens.
Medusa
A plate with the a running gorgon; from the Archaeological Museum in Athens.

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