Gorgon
by Andonis Katanos
Title
Gorgon
Artist
Andonis Katanos
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Photograph - Archaeological Photography
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Round hammered sheet with representation of Gorgon in the center. The deamonic winged figure, in long, girdled light tunic (chiton), will have been represented as Mistress of animals, perhaps holding a lion with each hand. The sheet would decorate the pediment of a small temple in Acropolis of Athens. About the middle of the 7th c. BC. National Archaeological Museum Athens
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September 17th, 2012
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