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LOT 0735
Roman Bronze Nibbling Mouse Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (35.6 grams, 31 mm wide).
Modelled with naturalistic detailing on all fours as if nibbling at food held between the forepaws, curled tail and on a rectagular base.
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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