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MS3657
From: Italy | Campania | Pompeii
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| Object Number | MS3657 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Roman |
| Provenience | Italy | Campania | Pompeii |
| Manufacture Location | Naples |
| Creator | J. Chiurazzi and Fils |
| Date Made | 1903 |
| Section | Mediterranean |
| Materials | Bronze |
| Technique | Cast |
| Iconography | Medusa | Olive | Leaves |
| Description | Centre-head of Medusa, surrounded with a garland of olive leaves, incrusted with silver. Original found at Pompeii. |
| Height | 2 cm |
| Depth | 33.65 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 35 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. Chiurazzi and Fils (Foundry); subscription of John Wanamaker, 1902 |
| Other Number | 5669 - Naples Museum Number | 145 - Maker Number |
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