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Round white relief head of Medusa with snaky hair on blue ceramic ground, set in a circular wooden frame.

Medusa

A white relief head of Medusa, with snaky locks and wings in her hair, sits against a pale blue jasperware ground inside a round wooden frame. The face is shown frontally and centered, with fine modeling of the curls and features.

Artist
Wedgwood Manufactory
Date
1775/80
Medium
Stoneware (jasperware), gilded wooden frame
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1455 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1780).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, The Frank W. Gunsaulus Collection of Old Wedgwood

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