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LOT 0730
Roman Bronze Nibbling Mouse Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (15.6 grams, 24 mm).
Modelled with naturalistic detailing on all fours as if nibbling at food held between the forepaws.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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Modelled with naturalistic detailing on all fours as if nibbling at food held between the forepaws, curled tail. 29 grams, 33 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
