Head of Medusa with mosaic-effect face, in Sicilian artistic ceramic, hand-crafted and painted by Master ceramists. It stands out for the richness and originality of the decoration, combined with the brilliance of the colors and the velvety brightness of the ceramic.
Measures 40 cm in height
Medusa is a figure from Greek mythology. She is one of the three Gorgons who had the power to petrify anyone who met their gaze. However, Medusa was the only one of her sisters who was not immortal. She was beheaded by Perseus.
My emotion:
Mythology has always fascinated me. I studied Greek mythology on "The Greek Myths" by Robert Graves, with its fantastic heroes but also characterized by very human qualities and defects.
Sicily is steeped in Greek mythology and many mythological figures were born right here, such as Arethusa, Cyane, Daphnis, Erice, Galatea, Polyphemus. Fantastic and unreal stories that I loved hearing my mother tell me when I was a child and that I also told to my children, to see the magical wonder in their eyes.
