Medusa
DateAncient or 18th century
MediumTopaz
ClassificationGems
ProvenanceEmile Gavet, Paris (cat. #872), approximately 1870s-1880s; sold to Mr. and Mrs. William K. and Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt, Gothic Room, Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island, 1889-1982; transfered to Mrs. Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont in divorce; purchased by John Ringling, 1928, lot 148; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN1435.20
On View
On viewLocation
- Museum of Art, Gallery 03, Case Right, Case Right Row 2
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