Head of Medusa, facing to the front, features contorted with pain, wings springing through her tangled hair, and a pair of snakes knotted under her chin. Mount: gold setting with suspension loop.
History note: Shannon Bequest
The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937
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Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood
16th Century
Circa
1500
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Circa
1600
Intaglio
Accession number: CG 753
Primary reference Number: 124938
Gem catalogue number: S 38(CM)
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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