Upside-down Medusa Head

Why is this head placed upside-down? Legend says that it was to ward off the evil power of the Medusa's gaze, which turned people to stone. Did people really think that a marble carving could have such powers? Or was there a more practical reason?

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Filename:	Cistern-20060330-0849.jpg
Album name:	27telp / Istanbul - Kandilli Observatory, Blue Mosque and Basilica Cistern, 3/30/2006
Location and Date:	Istanbul, Turkey, 3/30/2006
Equipment:	Canon Powershot SD500
Settings:	ISO 165, 1/60 sec @ f/2.8
Notes:	Photo bv Sandra Floyd
Filesize:	1375 KiB
Date added:	Sep 20, 2019
Dimensions:	1810 x 1358 pixels
Displayed:	264 times
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Customer Render:	0
DateTime Original:	2006:03:30 04:28:00
Digital Zoom Ratio:	1
EXIF Offset:	534
EXIF Version:	version 2.31
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Exposure Mode:	0
Exposure Time:	1/60 sec
FNumber:	f/2.8
File Source:	Digital Still Camera
Flash:	Flash, Auto-Mode
Focal length:	7.7 mm
ISO:	165
Image Description:	Why is this head placed upside-down? Legend says that it was to ward off the evil power of the Medusa's gaze, which turned people to stone. Did people really think that a marble carving could have such powers? Or was there a more practical reason?
Make:	Canon
Max Aperture:	f/2.8
Metering Mode:	Pattern
Model:	Canon PowerShot SD500
Resolution Unit:	Inch
Scene Capture Mode:	0
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.4 (Windows)
White Balance:	0
X Resolution:	240 dots per ResolutionUnit
Y Resolution:	240 dots per ResolutionUnit
IPTC Title:	Upside-down Medusa Head
IPTC Copyright:	J. L. Floyd
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Upside-down Medusa Head

Why is this head placed upside-down? Legend says that it was to ward off the evil power of the Medusa's gaze, which turned people to stone. Did people really think that a marble carving could have such powers? Or was there a more practical reason?