Head of Medusa
Object type: Cast
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: Italian, Rome
Artist: Antonio Canova
Artist bio: Italian, Possagno 1757–1822 Venice
Artist role: Maker
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1806–7
Medium: Plaster cast, with modern metal rod
Dimensions: confirmed, height including metal attachment rod: 14 7/8 × 13 × 12 3/4 in. (37.8 × 33 × 32.4 cm)
Height (confirmed, height head only): 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1967
Accession year: 1967
Tags: Heads|Medusa