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Glass plate with head of Medusa
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MODERN SCULPTURE
MODERN SCULPTURE
Stone sculpture; sandstone head. Orange-yellow fine-grained sandstone. Short hair, no fringe, cut around the ears, lumpy appearance as if thick and curly; there is a groove running...
HMS Steam-Powered Battleship Medusa Opening the Shimonoseki Straits
HMS Steam-Powered Battleship Medusa Opening the Shimonoseki Straits
Around 1860 Japan was in turmoil about whether or not the country should engage in trade with the West. In 1863 insurgents – advocates of an isolationist policy – fired on western ...
Hydria (water jar): Perseus pursued by Gorgons
Hydria (water jar): Perseus pursued by Gorgons
On the shoulder: This scene depicts gorgons chasing after the hero Perseus, whose most famous accomplishment was beheading one of the gorgons, Medusa; presumably here we see the tw...
Model of a Surinamese Creole headscarf
Model of a Surinamese Creole headscarf
Small model of an angisa, printed with roses and with the name "kawna hede"; the first part of this name refers to a type of music or instrument, the second meaning head.‖ Through ...
Cotton Surinamese Creole headscarf
Cotton Surinamese Creole headscarf
Very large headscarf (so possibly a show model), folded in 'bow'ede', bow head, or possibly otobaka. The name of the pattern means as much as 'You ugly, you'll forget all the good ...