Medusa Column Bases

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Located in the northwest corner of the Basilica Cistern, the bases of two columns reuse blocks carved with the visage of Medusa. The origin of the two heads is unknown, though it is thought that the heads were brought to the cistern after being removed from a building of the late Roman period

 

 

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