493, Perseus naked, frontal, holding up the head of Medusa. His dress is fastened at the neck and falling behind, and he holds his sword in his lowered hand. Ground rendered in relief.
Description: Perseus naked, frontal, holding up the head of Medusa. His dress is fastened at the neck and falling behind, and he holds his sword in his lowered hand. Ground rendered in relief.
Last Recorded Collection: Walters Art Museum, Baltimore: 42.1220
Previous Collections:
Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 184
Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 493
Shape: Relief
Size: 28x12
Comments: Relief set against a rough iron ground in an iron ring.
