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 is found on (*) Alexander’s breastplate in the Alexander Mosaic. The Apollo Belvedere (10[1])inspired (-5[1])a sculpture by Antonio Canova named for this object. Caravaggio inserted a self-portrait into his two (10[1])bloody paintings of this object, which also serves as the Versace logo. For 10 points, Aegis shields often depicted what object, also held by Perseus in many sculptures? ■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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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Daniel MaOlmo (Bonus) Bagelrynats is supposed to mean you all have gone soft8910
Rahul KeyalWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Againmeet the new weird, same as the old weird90-5
Jason HongUG Championship Players (and Mazin)Columbia B10610
Halle Friedmanmeet the new weird, same as the old weirdWatching Arthur Delot-Vilain at Chicago Open Made Me Like French People Again13510

Summary

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