Perfume Vase in the Form of a Bust of Medusa in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, June 2010

Oil flask (lekythos) in the form of a bust of Medusa
Greek, East Greek, Archaic Period, 6th century B.C.

Place of Manufacture: Rhodes, Greece

Dimensions: Height: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)

Medium or Technique: Ceramic

Classification: Vessels

Catalogue RaisonnéL Fairbanks, Vases (MFA), no. 498.

Accession Number: 99.510

Hair, eyes, and snakes colored in brown glaze, white and purple are also used.

In form of archaic bust of Medusa.

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