Gorgons - Ancient Greek Vase Painting (original) (raw)
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P23.15 GORGONS
DETAILS
| Museum Collection | Musée du Louvre, Paris |
|---|---|
| Catalogue No. | Louvre E857 |
| Beazley Archive No. | 310026 |
| Ware | Attic Black Figure |
| Shape | Amphora, Neck |
| Painter | Attributed to the Oll Group or Tyrrhenian Group |
| Date | ca 570 - 550 B.C. |
| Period | Archaic |
DESCRIPTION
A pair of wide-striding Gorgons pursue the hero Perseus. The monsters are depicted as winged women with broad, cauldron-shaped heads crowned with four, rearing snake-heads. Their facial features include large, staring eyes, broad, flaring nostrils, and wide, toothy, grinning mouths.