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LOT 0636

Roman Silver Mouse Nibbling a Nut

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

7/8 in. (3.45 grams, 22 mm).

Modelled in the round, with disc (nut or biscuit?) held in the forepaws. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Private collection, Arundel, West Sussex, UK, 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

Cf. Durham, E., Metal Figurines in Roman Britain, vol. 2, Reading, 2010, item 293, for type.

CONDITION
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LOT 0636

Roman Silver Mouse Nibbling a Nut

Sold for (Inc. bp): £234

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