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Pottery: Campanian red-figured hydria. Design red on black ground, with slight accessories of white. Round the lip, egg-moulding; on the neck, tongue-pattern. On the shoulder, a Gorgoneion with volutes either side; below the design, wave-pattern all round; at the back, palmettes. Perseus escaping with head of Medusa: Perseus flies to left, looking back; he is beardless, with long hair, winged petasos, bordered chlamys fastened with a fibula and floating behind, winged endromides, harpe in r. hand, in 1. the head of Medusa with eyes closed, which he holds by the hair. Behind him flies a Gorgon, with radiated fillet, long spotted chiton and apoptygma, and sandals, wings addorsed, hands extended to seize him. Under the handle on the right is seated the body of Medusa, with long chiton and apoptygma, bordered himation over lower limbs, and sandals, on a rock indicated by flowers. Under the other handle is a female head looking up to right, with hair in a knot, radiated fillet, earrings, and necklace.
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