GORGON-HEAD: THE WALLRAF MEDUSA

Classification

relief ; architectural ornament

Culture

Roman

Period

Hadrian period (117-138); emperor period

Material

Prokonnesian marble

Iconography

Medusa-head ; snake ; wing

Findspot

Rome (city); Temple of Venus and Roma Dea

Present location

Köln, Römisch-Germanisches Museum

Inventory

RGM 547

ID

Per-7082

References

A. Barattolo (1974-1975), 133-149.