Faience head of Medusa: E.GA.5989.1943

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Current Location: Gallery 19

Titles

Faience head of Medusa

Entities

Plaque

Description

Plaque, with face of gorgon, baring her fangs. Medusa was a figure of Greek mythology who could turn men to stone. Her face is usually shown as frontal and she was believed to ward off evil. She often appears in funerary contexts, particularly on the attachments that decorated coffins.

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.7 cm
Length: 4.2 cm
Width: 4 cm

Find spot

Egypt

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1943) by Gayer-Anderson, R. G. (Major)

Dating

50 - 100

Materials used in production

Faïence

Techniques used in production

Moulded

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.GA.5989.1943
Primary reference Number: 59604
Oldadmincategory: FG
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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