Sculpture

MS6027

From: Mediterranean

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number MS6027
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Greek
Provenience Mediterranean
Period Hellenistic Period
Section Mediterranean
Materials Marble (Stone)
Iconography Gorgoneion
Description

Marble, face of a Gorgoneion(?). Surface of face only preserved, from upper forehead to just below the lower lip. Area below lip abraded. Forehead furrowed horizontally. Heavy nose, spreading more on proper right side than on the left. Thick, slightly parted lips, unpleasant expression. Surface badly discolored, a dirty gray.

Height 9.5 cm
Width 8.8 cm

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