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This is the _Medusa Rondanini_, an Ancient Roman copy of a Classical Greek. It is one of the most famous ancient sculptures to show Medusa as lovely — before the 5th century BCE, artists depicted her as horrifying. Regardless, her image was often used to ward off ill fortune.