Medusa frieze, Temple of Hadrian, 2nd century
Medusa frieze, Temple of Hadrian, 2nd century AD, Curetes Street, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey. The temple was built by Quintilius before 138 AD and was dedicated to the Emperor Hadrian, who came to visit the city from Athens in 128 AD. Inside the temple above the door, a human figure, probably Medusa, stands with ornaments of acanthus leaves, seen here. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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13459906
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45381555
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5460px x 3348px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
