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LOT 0775
Roman Bronze Mouse Statuette
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (29.2 grams, 40 mm).
Shown with semi-naturalistic detailing in a crouching posture, eating a nut held in its front paws. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London collection; acquired on the UK and European art markets before 2001.
Literature
Cf. Durham, E., Metal Figurines in Roman Britain, vol. 2, Reading, 2010, item 293, for type.
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