Bust of Medusa, in Sicilian artistic ceramics, made and hand-painted by master ceramists with a mosaic effect and intertwining snakes on her head.
It stands out for the richness and originality of the decoration, combined with the brilliance of colors and the velvety brightness of ceramics.
Measures cm 45 in height and 30 in width
Medusa is a figure of Greek mythology. It is one of the three Gorgons who they had the power to petrify anyone who crossed their gaze. However, Medusa was the only one among her sisters who was not immortal. She was beheaded from Perseus.
My emotion:
Mythology has always fascinated me. I studied Greek mythology in "The Greek Myths" by Robert Graves, with its fantastic heroes but also characterized by very human traits and flaws.
Sicily is steeped in Greek mythology and many mythological figures are born right here, such as those of Arethusa, Ciane, Daphne, Erice, Galatea, Polyphemus. Fantastic and unreal stories that I loved to hear my mother tell when I was a child and that I have also told to my children, to see the magical wonder in their eyes.
