Bust of Medusa, a Gorgon with venomous snakes in her hair

Bust of Medusa, a monstrous Gorgon with venomous snakes and wings in her hair in Greek mythology. Engraved on sardonyx and dactylotheca from the collection of the antiquarian Charles Francis Greville. Mezzotint copperplate engraving by John Spilsbury from his Collection of Fifty Prints from Antique Gems, John Boydell, London, 1785

 mezzotint Ancient History Antiquarian Charles Francis Greville Classical History Dactylotheca Gorgon Greek Myth Greek Mythology John Boydell John Spilsbury Medusa Monstrous Roman Myth Sardonyx

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