Terracotta relief: Medea and the serpent

Classification

relief

Culture

Greek (culture); Roman

Dimensions

height: 43.5 cm, width: 28 cm

Date

50 B.C. – 150 A.D.

Period

Late Republic ; Early Imperial Period (1st century); 2nd century A.D.

Material

clay

Iconography

Medea ; snake ; libation bowl (phiale, patera); chair/throne ; clothing ; tree

Production place

Italy

Present location

London, British Museum, Department of Greece and Rome

Inventory

1805,0703.329

ID

Per-6365

See the object on the website of the British Museum.

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