This is my laser scan of the Skulpturhalle Basel's plaster cast of the Munich Glyptothek's Medusa Rondanini, possibly a fifth-century BC work, and the oldest-known "beautiful gorgoneion" sculpture. The design may have been copied from a gilded bronze aegis that once hung in the Acropolis, where it would have been meant to ward off evil and bad luck.
A revision of the grotesque, disk-shaped death masks of older gorgoneia, the Medusa Rondanini appears to borrow the idealized likeness of Athena of Velletri, wreathed in decorative snakes and delicate owl wings—Chthonic dread and death mixed with Olympian beauty and cunning.
While on display in the Palazzo Rondanini in Rome, it was noticed and first brought to the attention of Northern European art connoisseurs in the 1780s by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who wrote, "I would say something about it if everything one could say about such a work were not a waste of breath."
This is my 3d printed replica made of Quality PLA in marble stone look, is it approx. 8 inches large and has a fitting on the back to hang on the wall
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Each item is 3D printed with high quality, biodegradable PLA plastic, made from plant materials.
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Once your order is placed, depending on the quantity ordered, it takes 1-5 days for printing and post-processing.
❗ With all 3D printed products, you may be able to see tiny gaps, layer lines, bumps, fine stringing, or other small artifacts.
These are a normal result from the printing process, but we attempt to print each piece as perfect as possible. On some prints like our wall art, one side is usually the better side that should be displayed.
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