Medusa Pendant

Medusa Pendant
Medusa Pendant
Medusa Pendant
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iBase ID
17926
Title
Medusa Pendant
Description
A Roman gold pendant with moulded images of Medusa on each face. Found near Goadby Marwood with a metal detector.
LCC ID. No.
X.A22.2001.2.0
Image Use
Personal use only unless otherwise agreed
Notes
Gold pendant featuring the head of Medusa, the snake-haired monster from Greek mythology. Medusa was beheaded by the hero Perseus who used her head as a weapon. Therefore her image was often used on charms against the evil eye. It was found on the site of Goadby Marwood Roman town.

Gold pendant, drop shaped with a loop of gold wire wound on to a small projection at the top. Surface is flat, with a repousse head in the middle of each side. These are made from the same mould, and depict Medusa. The edges of the pendant are raised on each side, apparently by attaching a piece of gold wire round the edge, which is decorated with horizontal bands. The pendant was probably part of a necklace, worn as a charm against the Evil Eye.

On display at Melton Carnegie Museum
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