an old silver figurine of a mouse on a gray surface
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Description
SILVER MOUSE Roman art, 1st–2nd century AD A small, finely detailed figurine of a mouse, holding an object – probably food – between its paws. Dimensions: 1.8 x 3 cm Weight: 20 g Provenance: Former collection of Mr Richard Wagner, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, acquired in the 1970s Fortuna Fine Arts Ltd, New York Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2011 Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA662) Caesar & Cleopatra, Historisches Museum Der Pfalz, Speyer, Germany, 13 April – 26 October 2025 Bibliography: C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 72 and 104 C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 65, fig. 68 and p. 93 A. Schubert, in Historisches Museum Per Pfalz Speyer (ed.), Caesar & Kleopatra, 2025 A small Roman silver mouse, 1st–2nd century AD
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Auction time 11/17/2026 at 2:00 PM
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