File:Sousse mosaic Gorgon.JPG

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Gorgon's head

Author

Ad Meskens

Title

Gorgon's head

Object type

mosaic

Description

English: Mosaic with the symbol of horror and dread: head of a Gorgon, with a penetrating gaze surrounded by snakes and with two wings on her brows.

Second half second century
Tepidarium of Dar Zmela house
Archeological Museum of Sousse

Nederlands: Mozaïek met het symbool van angst en vrees: het hoofd van een Gorgo, met een doordringende blik, omgeven door slangen en met twee vleugels op haar wenkbrauw.

Tweede helft tweede eeuw
Tepidarium van een huis in Dar Zmela
Archeological Museum of Sousse

Date

1 August 2012

Medium

marble

Collection

Sousse Archaeological Museum

	Native name	Musée archéologique de Sousse
	Location	Sousse , Tunisia
	Coordinates	35° 49′ 19″ N, 10° 38′ 07″ E
	Established	1951
	Authority file	: Q3329457 VIAF: 130485094 ULAN: 500309128 LCCN: no95043032 GND: 10086015-1 SUDOC: 079586058 WorldCat

Place of discovery

Sousse

Object history

discovered (Sousse)

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Own work

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Camera location	35° 49′ 21.29″ N, 10° 38′ 08.4″ E	View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap	35.822581; 10.635667

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- Museo archeologico di Susa
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- Susa Arkeoloji Müzesi

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Camera model	DMC-FZ50
Exposure time	1/30 sec (0.033333333333333)
F-number	f/2.8
ISO speed rating	200
Date and time of data generation	11:25, 1 August 2012
Lens focal length	7.4 mm
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	72 dpi
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File change date and time	20:32, 2 November 2012
Y and C positioning	Co-sited
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Exif version	2.21
Date and time of digitizing	11:25, 1 August 2012
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Maximum land aperture	3 APEX (f/2.83)
Metering mode	Pattern
Light source	Unknown
Flash	Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression
Supported Flashpix version	1
Color space	sRGB
Sensing method	One-chip color area sensor
File source	Digital still camera
Scene type	A directly photographed image
Custom image processing	Normal process
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