Mosaic Medusa heads turn up all over the Roman world from Britain’s Northern shores to Spain, Greece, Tunisia and beyond. Many show truncated wings on the monster’s brow referring to the belief that Medusa, along with her two immortal sisters, had the power of flight.

Aug 2, 2023 · Archaeologists in Spain have unearthed an "exceptional" mosaic featuring the mythical gorgon Medusa in the remains of a lavish house from the Roman era.

Aug 5, 2023 · Archaeologists excavating a lush Roman-era house in western Spain have uncovered a huge 1,800-year-old colourful mosaic featuring the head of a ‘winged’ Medusa. The Medusa mosaic was discovered at the Huerta de Otero archaeological site in Mérida, close to the Portuguese border in western Spain.

Mosaic Floor with Head of Medusa (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); about A.D. 115–150; Unknown; Stone tesserae; Object: 270.5 × 270.5 cm, 1745.8949 kg (106 1/2 × 106 1/2 in., 3848.9999 lb.);

Sep 27, 2022 · The Courtyard’s mosaic floor features Medusa, a creature of Greek mythology whose gaze will turn you into stone. Learn why her monstrous image was used at wealthy Roman homes and baths.

Aug 25, 2020 · The nearly 2,000-year-old mosaic depicts Medusa, the "serpent-haired, sharp-toothed female monster" of Greek mythology, and adorns the orchestra section of the 3,600-seat Odeon, which served as a concert venue, parliament, court, and covered theater in ancient times.

Apr 5, 2023 · While excavating a villa used by ancient Roman emperors in Italy, archaeologists uncovered something unexpected: two mosaics that depict the Greek mythological figure Medusa, whose hair was made...

This large, rectangular mosaic is composed of small pieces of stone and glass that form 25 separate sections that fit together to form a continuous design. There is a complex overall design of stylized botanical tracery around a central head.

Looking at the mosaic, the visitor’s gaze is drawn by the melancholy and beautiful face of Medusa, delicately and accurately made by a competent craftsman with much smaller tesserae than those used for the designs around it.

Jul 28, 2023 · The recent excavations in the La Huerta de Otero Archaeological Zone have uncovered a large mosaic in the main room of a Roman domus, featuring a depiction of Medusa, one of the three monstrous Gorgons from Greek mythology.