Perseus & the Gorgon's Head | Roman fresco Pompeii

F47.1 PERSEUS & HEAD OF MEDOUSA

Museum Collection: Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli, Naples, Italy
Catalogue Number: TBA
Type: Fresco, Imperial Roman
Context: Pompeii
Date: --
Period: Imperial Roman

SUMMARY

Perseus with winged brow and feet, raises up the head of the Gorgon Medousa. She has serpentine locks and wings on her brow.

ARTICLES

Perseus, Medousa

 
 
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