Seeking : a good image of an Archaic Gorgon

Glaukos the Athenian · Wed Dec 02, 2009 7:36 am

I went to the met in NY for Thanksgiving and was very impressed by the Monteleone Chariot
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/04/eust/ho_03.23.1.htm

Of special interest for me was the Beoiotian shield shown on the side and the right panel.

I thought it would be very cool to make an SCA version of it. Nice winter project.

I have an idea of the build (a bent oval blank from Windrose with the side cutouts painted flat black as opposed to cut out. Foam on the front to create the 3-D impression of doming and cutting of the holes)

The trick is the faces of the Gorgon and the "cat". (notice how cleverly the hair of the gorgon fits on the side of the shield on the solid sides of the cutouts)

So though my Google-fu is not too bad, I could not find a decent Archaic gorgon face to print and transfer to the shield.

Does anyone have any images or suggestions on where to find them?

Thanks!

Glaukos the Athenian

Jess · Post by **Jess** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 8:25 am

Maybe google for images of Athena in Nashville's Parthenon. She has a gorgon on her breastplate and another on her shield.

Thomas Powers · Post by **Thomas Powers** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:29 am

Not archaic per say; but have you seen the Negrolis' take on a gorgon's head on a shield?

A good winter's work---if you are in an ice age!

Thomas

Johann Lederer · Post by **Johann Lederer** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:35 am

You may want to check with his Grace Gavin. I believe he did a Sythian Harness for Tim Finkas

Kilkenny · Post by **Kilkenny** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 11:55 am

Johann Lederer wrote:You may want to check with his Grace Gavin. I believe he did a Sythian Harness for Tim Finkas

Tim provided me with some very nice artwork for his linothorax, which included a gorgon, although I don't know that it would qualify as archaic (don't know what makes an archaic gorgon

)

Quite a few pics of it in progress on my Flickr page, although I don't know if any of those would work for printing out for your needs, Glaukos.

MJBlazek · Post by **MJBlazek** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:03 pm

Archaic Gorgon? here you go!

Baron Alcyoneus · Post by **Baron Alcyoneus** » Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:16 pm

http://images.google.com/images?gbv=2&h ... a=N&tab=wi

Glaukos the Athenian · Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:44 pm

MJBlazek wrote:Archaic Gorgon? here you go!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24nvfAAE ... re=related

Glaukos the Athenian · Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:51 pm

Kilkenny wrote:
Johann Lederer wrote:You may want to check with his Grace Gavin. I believe he did a Sythian Harness for Tim Finkas

Tim provided me with some very nice artwork for his linothorax, which included a gorgon, although I don't know that it would qualify as archaic (don't know what makes an archaic gorgon )

Quite a few pics of it in progress on my Flickr page, although I don't know if any of those would work for printing out for your needs, Glaukos.

Thank you Your Grace.

Yes, with a very minor adjustment (extending the hair) that would work great for this project.

BTW
Archaic Gorgon:

http://www.utexas.edu/courses/mythologe ... gorgon.jpg

Classical/Hellenistic Gorgon

http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/po ... edusa1.jpg

Thanks!

Glaukos