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Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova  Italian, Marble, Italian, Rome
Antonio Canova
Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski
1804–6
Medusa, Onyx, Italian, Rome
Italian, Rome
ca. 1860–70
Head of Medusa, Benedetto Pistrucci  Italian, Red jasper mounted in gold with white enamel, Italian, executed in England (London)
Benedetto Pistrucci
Carlo Giuliano
cameo 1840–50, mount ca. 1860
Glass appliqué with Medusa, Glass, Roman
Roman
1st–2nd century CE
Cameo glass disk with Medusa head, Glass, Roman
Roman
1st century CE
Glass plate with head of Medusa, Glass, Roman
Roman
3rd century CE
Terracotta reilef roundel with head of Medusa, Terracotta, Greek
Greek
2nd century BCE
Terracotta antefix with the head of Medusa, Terracotta, paint, Etruscan
Etruscan
6th century BCE
Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova  Italian, Plaster cast, with modern metal rod, Italian, Rome
Antonio Canova
1806–7
Bronze finial with the head of Medusa, Bronze, silver, Roman
Roman
1st century CE
Terracotta relief plaque with head of Medusa, Terracotta, Greek
Greek
2nd century BCE
Terracotta relief plaque with head of Medusa, Terracotta, Greek
Greek
2nd century BCE
Terracotta relief plaque with head of Medusa, Terracotta, Greek
Greek
2nd century BCE
Medusa mask, Severo Calzetta da Ravenna  Italian, Copper alloy with warm brown patina and areas of a worn black patina on top.
Severo Calzetta da Ravenna
cast 16th century
Head of Medusa, Sardonyx, Italian
Italian
early 18th century
Perseus with the head of Medusa, and Phineus, Guglielmo della Porta  Italian, Bronze, light and dark brown patina, Italian, Rome
Guglielmo della Porta
16th century
Jasper intaglio: Head of Medusa, Jasper, red, Roman
Roman
ca. 2nd–3rd century CE
Antefix, head of Medusa, Terracotta, West Greek
West Greek
6th century BCE
Antefix, head of Medusa, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian
Greek, South Italian
4th century BC
Antefix, head of Medusa, Terracotta, Greek, South Italian
Greek, South Italian
4th century BC
Head of a Medusa (?), Onyx or sardonyx, mounted in silver, probably French
probably French
mid-16th century
Fragments of a cart or chariot, sockets with Medusa masks, Bronze, Etruscan
Etruscan
ca. 500–480 BCE
Decorative attachment in the form of a head of Medusa, Bronze
2nd century B.C.–A.D. 50
Mold of head of Medusa, Terracotta
Medusa Marinara, Vik Muniz  Brazilian, Instant dye diffusion transfer print (Polaroid)
Vik Muniz
1997
Bronze jug handle, Bronze, Silver, Roman
Roman
1st–2nd century CE
Roundel, medallion with head of Medusa, Electrum, Greek
Greek
5th century BCE
Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Benvenuto Cellini  Italian, Plaster, gilt, Italian
Benvenuto Cellini
19th century
Carnelian Intaglio, Carnelian, Greek
Greek
3rd–1st century BCE
Peridot ring stone, Peridot, Roman
Roman
ca. 1st century BCE–3rd century CE
Two silver roundels, Silver, Greek
Greek
5th century BCE
Roundel, medallion with head of Medusa, 2, Gold, Greek or Roman
Greek or Roman
Vik Muniz
Peter Norton Family Foundation
1999
Burgonet, Filippo Negroli  Italian, Steel, gold, textile, Italian, Milan
Filippo Negroli
dated 1543
Terracotta gorgoneion antefix (roof tile), Terracotta, Greek, South Italian, Tarentine
Greek, South Italian, Tarentine
2nd half of the 5th century BCE
Lidded vase with Medusa decoration and snake handles, Minton(s)  British, Bone china, British, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Minton(s)
ca. 1891
Marble sarcophagus with garlands, Marble, Proconnesian, Roman
Roman
ca. 200–225 CE
Ring with narrow shaft and oval box set with cameo of Medusa, Gold, onyx
A.D. 3rd century
Mask, Gilt bronze, French
French
late 18th–early 19th century
Bronze ornament from a chariot pole, Bronze, silver, copper, Roman
Roman
1st–2nd century CE