Lot 13: Sicily, Kamarina. Ca. 420-405 B.C. Æ tetras. 
AUCTION: Triskeles - Auction 16 (Auction 319)
- Sold Winning Bid: $95
- 2 Bid(s)
Sicily, Kamarina. Ca. 420-405 B.C. Æ tetras (16 mm, 3.98 g, 12 h). Facing gorgoneion / KAMA, owl standing right, head facing, grasping lizard in talons; in exergue, three pellets. Westermark & Jenkins 185; CNS 3; SNG ANS 1221. Mottled green and brown patina, some smoothing in field of reverse. Good very fine.
In Greek mythology there were three Gorgons, sisters with venomous serpents for hair and faces so horrible that their mere gaze would turn mortals to stone. Two of the sisters, Stheno and Euryale, were immortal; their unfortunate sister Medusa, perhaps the ""ugly duckling"" of the family, was not, and was of course killed by the hero Perseus, who lopped off her head. Representations of gorgons are common in Greek art as their gaze was thought to ward off evil.
- Offered By: Barry P. Murphy
- Lot #: 13
- Listing #: 233935
- Closed: Friday, June 3, 2016 5:06:00 PM CT
- Estimate: $100