Medusa Gorgon Head in Terracotta
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Mask Medusa Gorgon, terracotta reproduction.
The MedusaGorgon was a figure from mythology Greek monstrous-looking with snakes for hair, who had the power to petrify anyone who looked into her eyes. Medusa was linked to the myth of Perseus who managed to kill her by cutting off her head as he was the only one of the Gorgons to be mortal.
- Material : terracotta
- Workmanship: handmade using ancient technique
- Color : random
- Dimensions : 12x14x5 cm
- Weight : 290g
- Suitable for indoors and outdoors
The Gorgons, together with the Fauns and the Sileni, were used by the Greeks and Romans outside homes to protect the entrances. Their monstrous features, often accompanied by a defiant expression with their tongues exposed, served to scare away malevolent entities.
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