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a black and white image of an ancient vase
Le temps des boucliers
a black plate with an image of a monkey on it's face and snake around its neck
"Gorgoneion" ceramic wall plate by marco, engraved decoration with white pigmentation representing gorgoneion's face. On mosaic floors, the gorgoneion was usually depicted near the threshold, as if protecting it from hostile intruders; on the attic furnaces, the gorgoneion above the furnace door protected from accidents.