Inventory number
ΕΑΜ Χ 13050
Category
Bronzes
Period
Archaic Period
Date
675-650 BC
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.77 m
Material
Bronze
Location
First Floor Free-standing Case 36, Νο 1
It was found east of the Propylaia in 1888. It has the shape of a big ring with an internal central cross created by two intersecting sheets, which support the figure of the standing Medusa.
The mythical monster has wide-open eyes, close-set eyebrows and huge mouth, from which protrude the wide tongue and the tusks of a wild boar. The wings are rendered with dots and imprinted grooves and her garment is decorated with incised lozenges. The sheet is believed to have decorated the pediment or formed, placed in a wooden disc, the central akroterion of the small brick Temple of Athena Polias, predecessor of the "Old Temple".
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