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LOT 0835
Roman Granite Cat and Mouse Amulets
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 - 1 1/4 in. (19 grams total, 25-32 mm).
Carved in the round figure of a cat crouching, mounted on a wooden base, and a mouse on an ellipsoid integral base. [2]
Provenance
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
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