Gorgon's head painted on a shield, Ancient Greece

Gorgon's head painted on a shield

Tête de Méduse peinte sur un bouclier (museum title)

Ancient Greece (17th century BCE-1st century BCE)

Movement: Ancient Greek art
Date: c. 325–300 BCE
Medium: Paint on plaster
Collection: Macedonian Tomb of Agios Athanasios, Thessaloniki
Rights: Public domain

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Greece Antiquity Wall painting Medusa Mythology Shield Weapon Face Head Hair Symbol Tomb Gilded Pink Red White Yellow History Gaze Circle Gorgon Gorgoneion Macedonia

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