The image shows a round medallion or coin-like sculpture with a bas-relief scene. The scene includes human figures around the edges and ships in the center. The sculpture is golden bronze, metal, and has a reflective surface. It is small and intricately detailed, with textured figures, ships, and a rim of raised dots along the edges.

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Neptune before a Harbor [reverse]

Pier Paolo Galeotti (Florentine, c. 1520 - 1584)

c. 1562 or after

Medium: bronze
Classification: Sculpture
Dimensions: overall (diameter): 4.47 cm (1 3/4 in.) ; gross weight: 28.06 gr (0.062 lb.) ; axis: 6:00
Culture: Florentine
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CSD
Credit line: Samuel H. Kress Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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