04 Works, Helenic Carvings & Sculpture, With Footnotes #6

A SOUTHERN GERMAN OR NORTH ITALIAN EARLY 17TH CENTURY GILT BRONZE STATUETTE OF MINERVA
Haut. (bronze) 15,5 cm, haut. (base) 9 cm; height (bronze) 6 in., height (base) 3 1/2 in.
Private Collection

Minerva is the Roman goddess of wisdom and strategic warfare and the sponsor of arts, trade, and strategy. From the second century BC onward, the Romans equated her with the Greek goddess Athena,[1] though the Romans did not stress her relation to battle and warfare as the Greeks did. More on Minerva

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