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Medusa and sphinxes relief
Greek, South Italian
Late Archaic or Early Classical Period
500–450 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
7.6 x 1.25 cm (3 x 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by contribution
Accession Number01.7986
CollectionsEurope, Ancient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionMedusa and sphinxes relief. Head and shoulders, with sphinxes arranged armorially.
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 E. P. Warren (said to have been found at Capua); purchased by MFA from E. P. Warren, December 1901