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Shield with a head of Medusa
Shield with a head of Medusa

Shield with a head of Medusa

late 4th–first half of 3rd century B.C.
FindspotEretria, Euboia, Greece
Medium/TechniqueTerracotta, gilded and painted
DimensionsDiameter: 9.2 cm (3 5/8 in.)
Credit LineCatharine Page Perkins Fund
Accession number97.324
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
ProvenanceBy 1897: with Edward Perry Warren (according to Warren's records: [one of] 28 round shields and oblong shields sent with the Erotes as from the same grave [at Eretria]); 1897: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren for $ 25,000.00 (this figure is the total price for MFA 97.285-97.442 and 97.1104)
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Shield with a head of Medusa
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