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Skyphos (drinking cup): Perseus and Medusa
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Side A: Perseus grasps Medusa. Side B: Perseus looks away from Medusa.
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Bequest of David M. Robinson
Title: Skyphos (drinking cup): Perseus and Medusa
Description:
Side A: Perseus grasps Medusa.
Side B: Perseus looks away from Medusa.
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