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Relief of Gorgoneion
Greek, South Italian
Late Archaic or Early Classical Period
500–450 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
6 x 8.8 cm (2 3/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7992
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
DescriptionGorgoneion relief. Grinning mouth and protruding tongue. On top of the head is the base of a column, on each side of which is a couchaant lion. Red on the column.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: W. H. Forman Collection; by 1900: with Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 13 Wellington Street, Strand, London (sale of the Forman Collection, part 2, July 2-5, 1900, lot 192); by 1901: with Edward Perry Warren (said to have been found at Capua); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, December 1901