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Testa di Gorgone Asciano

Testa di Gorgone

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Current location: Museo Civico Archeologico e d'Arte Sacra Palazzo Corboli
Original location: Torre civica della Mencia

DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION
The sculpture was removed and replaced with a copy from the ancient source of Mencia of Asciano, to allow the restoration and museum. The work was probably carried out in other contexts and testify reflections of classical culture, reinterpreted whimsical, that spreads to Siena in the first half of the sixteenth century. Author unknown



Testa di Gorgone