A Derby large figure of Minerva

A Derby large figure of Minerva, the Goddess standing, wearing a plumed helmet, and flowing robes, decorated in coloured enamels, an oval shield with the mask of Medusa to the left, with an owl perched on a stack of books, to portray wisdom, the scroll moulded base picked in turquoise, puce and gilt, 12 5/8" high, circa 1770, patch marks

See Peter Bradshaw, Derby Porcelain Figures, plate 347, for a similar figure. Another is in the collection of Lord Bearsted, Upton House 

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