This type of recipient has been given the name askos, as is ancient Greek this word refers to vessels made from an animal skin which was used to hold wine. It also became a symbol of protection of the peoples and armies under the protection of this goddess. She was beheaded by Perseus, who thereafter used her head as a weapon until he handed it over to the goddess Athena so that she could place it on her shield. She could turn anyone who looked directly into her eyes to stone. The Medusa was a female monster belonging to the underworld and to Greco-Roman mythology. However these are still present to some degree with the serpents wound in the hair and the wings emerging from the head. The Hellenic prototype tried to soften the grotesque features of the creature. Two splendid masks of the mythical monster Medusa, or gorgoneion, are to be seen, one on either side of the vessel. Three small platforms, which would have supported decorative appliqués or statuettes, rise from the upper area of the body. A flat handle in the form of a strap runs from the body to the base of the neck. DESCRIPTION: An askos with a globular body, a flat base and a straight neck ending in a slightly everted lip. One of the wings of the Medusa head is missing. CONDITION: In a good state of preservation. more Figurative Medusa Heads Askos - published - with TL test of Qed Laboratoire - CULTURE: Magna Graecia, Canosa PERIOD: End of 4th century BC MATERIAL: Terracotta DIMENSIONS: Height 35 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection C. Figurative Medusa Heads Askos - published - with TL test of Qed Laboratoire - CULTURE: Magna Graecia, Canosa PERIOD: End of 4th century BC MATERIAL: Terracotta DIMENSIONS: Height 35 cm PROVENANCE: Private collection C.
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