Roundel with head of Medusa
3rd century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueSilver with gold leaf
DimensionsHeight: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in)
Diameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in)
Diameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in)
Credit LineTheodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Zoë Wilbour
Accession number60.1152
On View
Not on viewClassificationsSculpture
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1958: with Piero Tozzi, 137 East 57th Street, New York 22, N.Y. (said at the time of purchase to have been found at Tarentum over 20 years ago with MFA 59.299 and two medallions in the Art Museum at Princeton); October 13, 1960: purchased by MFA from Piero Tozzi for
$ 3,500.00 (this is the total price for 60.1152-60.1154)
$ 3,500.00 (this is the total price for 60.1152-60.1154)
1st century B.C.–1st century A.D.
3rd century B.C.
3rd century B.C.
1st century A.D.
about 400–350 B.C.
late 1st century B.C.
3rd century B.C.
about 300 B.C.
4th century A.D.
664–332 B.C.