“Medusa” by Arnold Böcklin, ca. 1878. Oil on canvas, private collection.
Have a look at these other medusas from across the globe:
Peru Nasca Headdress Ornament DMA 1976 W 531
Gold Headband Mask, 100 BC 550 AD, Nazca. Houston Museum Of Natural Science. Exhibit in the Houston Museum of Natural Science, Houston, Texas, USA. PD by Daderot via Wikimedia. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction.
Fig. 69. Nasca, Peru vase, date unknown (14.24° S, 75.58° W). Note the similarity to the northern hemisphere petroglyphs (Fig. 68, left).
This article on Nazca culture expands on the subject and references.
