Inv. n°: MMoCA315

Roman Bronze Applique of Medusa

Her hair, eyebrows and snakes heightened with gold overlay; eyes inlaid with silver.

h. 14.7 x w.16.1 cm

2nd-3rd century AD

Bronze

Provenance

  • Ex collection of B.H.S., a retired military officer, St. Petersburg, Florida, formed in the 1950s - early 1970s
  • Acquired by Royal-Athena Galleries from D.G., New York, March 2008
  • Acquired at Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, 24th June 2009

Publications

  • J. M. Eisenberg, Art of the Ancient World, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2009, vol. XX, p. 36, fig. 61

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