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Medusa of Serifos

PPS·O.05Archaeological Museum of Serifos
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Serifos Island, Greece

Medusa of Serifos

Archaeological Museum of Serifos
Historical referencePerseus and Medusa · Iron and copper mined on Serifos since antiquity

Serifos, in the Cyclades, occupies an important place in ancient Greek mythology: Perseus was sent from the island to bring back Medusa’s head. On his return journey, he rescued Andromeda and brought her back to the island.

Because Serifos has been mined for iron and copper since antiquity, Petrides chose to combine these two metals in a monumental head, installed on a concrete column outside the museum.

ReferencePPS·O.05
CollectionArchaeological Museum of Serifos
SectorMuseum
Year2026
Height85 cm excl. base
Max. width80 cm
MaterialIron and copper coating over a hand-finished body of recycled PETG
Value$150,000