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Gorgon Head
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This mold-made terracotta head is in the shape of a Gorgon mask. The almond shaped eyes, slightly protruding nose, and upturned mouth are incised with a sharp tool, a process that would have occured after molding. The hair is rendered as a repeated row of curls framing the face.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Frederick M. Watkins gift; to the Fogg Art Museum 1959.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Frederick M. Watkins
Title: Gorgon Head
Description:
This mold-made terracotta head is in the shape of a Gorgon mask.
The almond shaped eyes, slightly protruding nose, and upturned mouth are incised with a sharp tool, a process that would have occured after molding.
The hair is rendered as a repeated row of curls framing the face.
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