Medallion

Museum number:
7-3322
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Accession number:
Acc.374
Description:
Medallion containing carnelian intaglio; Perseus confronting Polydectes with head of Medusa (gorgon); gold and niello with beading trim; suspension ring
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Italy
Verbatim coll. place:
Italy
Collector:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Materials:
Carnelian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Medallions (medals)
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
1909
Department:
Europe and western Russia (except Classical Mediterranean)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Medallion, accession number 7-3322, described as Medallion containing carnelian intaglio; Perseus confronting Polydectes with head of Medusa (gorgon); gold and niello with beading trim; suspension ring
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Medallion, accession number 7-3322, described as Medallion containing carnelian intaglio; Perseus confronting Polydectes with head of Medusa (gorgon); gold and niello with beading trim; suspension ring

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