Etruscan-Corinthian Cup with the Gorgon Medusa

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Carole Raddato
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published on 11 April 2019
Etruscan-Corinthian Cup with the Gorgon Medusa

Etruscan-Corinthian Cotyla cup with the image of the Gorgon Medusa, from Pontecagnano, beginning 6th century BCE. Museo Nazionale dell' Agro Picentino (inv. 35272). Photo taken at the 'Monsters. Fantastic Creatures of Fear and Myth' exhibition in Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome (2014).

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Carole Raddato
Carole Raddato
Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the world in the footsteps of emperor Hadrian.

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Raddato, C. (2019, April 11). Etruscan-Corinthian Cup with the Gorgon Medusa. Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image/10450/

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Raddato, Carole. "Etruscan-Corinthian Cup with the Gorgon Medusa." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 11, 2019. https://www.ancient.eu/image/10450/.

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Raddato, Carole. "Etruscan-Corinthian Cup with the Gorgon Medusa." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 11 Apr 2019. Web. 24 Aug 2019.

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