# Minerva Holding a Spear and Shield \[reverse\]

- By: Francesco di Giorgio Martini (Sienese, 1439 - 1501)
- Date: after 1479
- Medium: bronze//Four times pierced
- Classification: Sculpture
- Dimensions: overall (diameter): 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.) ; gross weight: 121.2 gr (0.267 lb.) ; axis: 11:00
- Culture: Sienese
- Credit line: Samuel H. Kress Collection
- Museum: [National Gallery of Art](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.44494.html)
- Rights: [Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/nga/559ebb55-bd1a-4817-b174-494f1a30aa47/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
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