Gorgon - Ancient Greek Vase Painting (original) (raw)
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P23.14 GORGON
DETAILS
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre F874 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 300055 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Dinos |
| Painter | Name vase of the Gorgon Painter |
| Date | ca 600 - 550 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
Detail of a striding Gorgon from a painting depicting the three sisters. She is depicted as a winged woman with a cauldron-shaped head, hair wreathed in coiling serpents, staring eyes, flaring nostrils, and a wide, toothed mouth with lolling tongue.