Head of the Medusa
€520.00
Product number:
23905873347
Product information "Head of the Medusa"
Original: Glyptothek Munich. Anyone who looked into her snake-ringed face was turned to stone. Perseus nevertheless succeeded in cutting off her head: he saw Medusa's reflection in the shining round of his shiny shield and cut off her head with a sickle sword. This impressive head of Medusa originally came from a statue of Athena by the ancient sculptor Phidias. Roman copy of a statue of Athena by Phidias. Polymer ars mundi museum replica, cast by hand, measuring 20 x 17 x 11 cm with black diabase base 7.5 x 18 x 7.5 cm (W/H/D).