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Attachment (head of Medusa)
Greek
Hellenistic Period
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Height x width: 4.3 x 4.2 cm (1 11/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bartlett Collection—Museum purchase with funds from the Francis Bartlett Donation of 1900
Accession Number03.770
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionRelief attachment. Medusa's head, three-quarters view to the left. The head is set on a feathered aegis, divided in two parts and having three scallops on each side.
ProvenanceBy 1903: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: Bought in Smyrna.); purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren, March 24,1903