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LOT 0768
Roman Bronze Mouse Holding Nut
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (17.8 grams, 27 mm).
Sitting on its haunches, eating a large nut, stylised incised detailing to its textured coat, feet, ears and face; small socket to wedge-shaped base.
Provenance
Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
Literature
Cf. The British Museum, museum number 1975,0301.2, for similar.
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