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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Roman Bronze Vessel Attachment Depicting the Head of Medusa, 100 CE - 300 CE

Roman Bronze Vessel Attachment Depicting the Head of Medusa, 100 CE - 300 CE

Bronze
1.5 x 2.5
CK.0177
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During the Roman era, attachments decorated with the female heads were extremely popular, not only for vessels, but also for lamps, beds, carts, and other household items. For the Roman...
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During the Roman era, attachments decorated with the female heads were extremely popular, not only for vessels, but also for lamps, beds, carts, and other household items. For the Roman elite, mere functionality was not enough, an object, not matter how utilitarian, should also be beautiful. An ornament such as this may have hung along the end of a handle attached to a vessel. The attachment is decorated with the stylized head of a woman we can identify as the legendary mythological creature Medusa. Earlier on, Medusa was typically represented in a more frightening, monstrous manner. However, another more appealing version of this gorgon developed over time and would have been equally as recognizable as the fanged, serpent-haired type to an Ancient Roman. This attachment clearly depicts the more appealing type, keeping with its purpose of ornamentation.
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