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Head of Medusa, AD 212-16 (mosaic)

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Head of Medusa, AD 212-16 (mosaic)
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Roman, (3rd century AD)
Location
Museo Nazionale Romano, Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome, Italy
Medium
mosaic
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The mosaic portrays the head of Medusa, a sea nymph and one of the three Gorgon sisters. In Classical Antiquity, the image of the head of Medusa was used many times as an evil-averting device. This floor mosaic was found in the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. The artist used tesserae whose natural color was black and white to avoid the fading of the colors due to the presence of water and steam in the baths. 2007.

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Italy / Europe / mythology / snake / reptile / animal / mythology / floor / female / snake / medusa / evil / baths of caracalla / mosaics / european / head / classical / monochrome / snakes / rome / tiles / tiled / europe / gorgon / roman
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Large 3520 × 3543 px 298 × 300 mm 13.7 MB
Medium 1018 × 1024 px 86 × 87 mm 1.8 MB

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