Description
This is a description of a bronze desk press, a paperweight depicting the goddess Athena, and a tetradrachm bronze coin from Athens. The desk press is new and has a condition of "New." The paperweight depicts Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet and holding an owl in her left hand, while her right hand is raised in a gesture of protection. The coin is from Athens and is a bronze tetradrachm with a weight of 220 grams.
Athena, daughter of Zeus, was the goddess of intelligence, wisdom, resourcefulness and strategic thought. She was also the protectress of women, female crafts, the poetic symbol of reason and purity. The owl was the symbol for Athena, goddess of wisdom and strategy. According to myth, an owl sat on Athena's blind side, so that she could see the whole truth. In Ancient Greece, the owl was a symbol of a higher wisdom, and it was also a guardian of the Acropolis. All our bronze items, are cast in Greece, using the traditional bronze cast method. As nothing is mass-produced, there will inevitably be slight variations in patination and colouring. Each piece is, therefore, unique.(55014) Details: Condition: New, Made in Greece. Material: Pure Bronze Diameter: 5.5 cm - 2.2 inches Weight: 220g
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