Disc or seal depicting the Head of Medusa

Disc or seal depicting the Head of Medusa

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Disc or seal depicting the Head of Medusa
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Disc or seal depicting the Head of Medusa
Date1930–1937 AD
MediumSheet gold
Dimensions1 3/8 in. (diameter)

Credit LineGift of Miss Annette Finnigan
Object number37.44
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
Provenance[Theodore Zoumpoulakis, Athens]; purchased by Miss Annette Finnigan (1873–1940), Houston, by 1937; given to MFAH, 1937.

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