Caption

Appliqué in the shape of a Gorgon's head. Decorative appliqué for a tunic made of thin gold plate depicting the face of a Gorgon with its characteristic grimace – puffed out cheeks and protruding tongue. A large, round face with a low forehead, over which curled strands of serpentine hair fall. Large, oval eyes with marked pupils are set under strongly defined, arched eyebrows. The appliqué has four perforations on the edges used to attach it to a tunic. 5th–4th century BC, Greece, appliqué; height 2 cm, width 2.2 cm., A circular metallic object with a shiny gold color fills the center of the image, showing a raised three-dimensional face with prominent brow ridges, deep-set eyes, a broad nose, rounded cheek areas, and a tongue-like protrusion from the mouth; the outer rim has a beaded texture and irregular edges, and the object has small holes near the sides, all set against a white background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A00_337

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (851.5Kb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

Appliqué shape Gorgon's head Decorative appliqué tunic thin gold plate depicting face Gorgon characteristic grimace – puffed cheeks protruding tongue large round face low forehead curled strands serpentine hair fall Large oval eyes marked pupils set under strongly defined arched eyebrows appliqué four perforations edges attach 5th–4th century BC Greece height 2 cm width 2.2 cm circular metallic object shiny gold color fills center image showing raised three-dimensional face prominent brow ridges deep-set eyes broad nose rounded cheek areas tongue- protrusion mouth outer rim beaded texture irregular edges object small holes near sides set white background.