Minerva owl art Deco bronze statue is a beautiful bronze gift for a student graduating from a doctorate or as a doctor with a starting medical practice.
The sizes are approx:
Height 25.3 cm
Width 6.7 cm
Length 11 cm.
Signed: Costa.
Design after Joseph Mendes Da Costa
Artist: Joseph Mendes Da Costa
(Amsterdam, November 4, 1863 – there, July 20, 1939) was a Dutch sculptor. As in his smaller work and bronze sculptures, Mendes da Costa also depicted many animals, especially monkeys and owls, in his monumental work.