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Slightly chipped. A good deal of blue pigment remains on the throat, and a little above head.
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Title: Terracotta relief plaque with head of Medusa
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 2nd century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Terracotta; mold-made
Dimensions:
H. 2 7/16 in. (6.2 cm.)
L. 2 1/2 in. (6.4cm.)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Gift of F. W. Rhinelander, 1898
Accession Number: 98.8.29
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