Question

The Cavalcade painter depicted this image on the inside of cups and led a group of black-figure potters named for this image. A piece of engraved onyx called the Gonzaga cameo features this image on an amulet. It’s not Christian, but an atypically beautiful depiction of this image is named for the Palazzo Rondanini. Kaiser Wilhelm II obsessed over a sculpture of this image found at the pediment of the Temple of Artemis in Corfu. This apotropaic image (15[1])is found on (*) Alexander’s breastplate in the Alexander Mosaic. The Apollo Belvedere (10[1])inspired a sculpture by Antonio Canova (10[1])named for this object. (-5[2])Caravaggio inserted a self-portrait into his two bloody paintings of this object, which also serves as the Versace logo. For 10 points, (10[1])Aegis shields often depicted what object, also held by Perseus in many sculptures? (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: gorgon heads [or the head of Medusa; prompt on heads; prompt on gorgons; prompt on images of Medusa; accept gorgoneia]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nick JensenMojo ShojoBrownstein et al.7715
Max BrodskyIllinoisAmartya Senpai Notice Me8910
Chris SimsNorthwesternEpic Games9510
Clark SmithOSUChicago A99-5
Patrick QuionPurdue University Fightin' Hadrien DavidsChicago B+99-5
Vedul PalavajjhalaWUSTLMichigan12110
Claire JonesChicago AOSU13410
Alston BoydChicago B+Purdue University Fightin' Hadrien Davids13510

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2023 BHSU @ Northwestern02/25/2023Y6100%17%33%108.50
2023 BHSU @ Maryland03/11/2023Y3100%0%33%109.00
2023 BHSU @ Berkeley03/18/2023Y3100%0%0%87.00
2023 BHSU @ Yale04/08/2023Y3100%0%33%110.00
2023 BHSU Online04/15/2023Y4100%0%25%118.75
2023 BHSU @ Sheffield04/15/2023Y2100%0%50%123.00
2023 BHSU @ Waterloo04/15/2023Y3100%0%0%112.67