Z47.7 THE HEAD OF MEDUSA
| Museum Collection | Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes (in situ), Rhodes |
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| Catalogue No. | - |
| Type | Mosaic |
| Context | Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes |
| Date | - |
| Period | Imperial Roman |
DESCRIPTION
The head of the Gorgon Medusa ("the Gorgoneion") is depicted with wide eyes, wings on the brow, red, curly hair wreathed with four vipers, and a pair of snakes-tails below the chin.