a mid-victorian grand period etruscan revival brooch with a central oval rosline shell cameo depicting, in high relief, the head of the mythological Medusa after the Rondanini variant with owl wings attached to her head by two knotted snakes. the shell is set within yellow gold filigree containing alternating oval amethyst and round sky blue turqoise cabochons. The face in this example is showing extra pathos in contrast to the ronnie variation that is powerful in its flight. one a guardian in being the other a guardian in lament.
an Etruscan style brooch after the Rondanini Medusa, with some extra pathos for good measure. it's todays #ArtADay
as Goethe said of the Ronnie Medusa, "Works of art exist to be seen, not talked about, except, perhaps, in their presence."
