Lot Essay
For the style, cf. A. P. Kozloff, Tierbilder aus vier Jahrtausenden; Antiken der Sammlung Mildenberg, Mainz and Rhein, 1983, p. 175, no. 170.
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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN HISTORIAN
A ROMAN CARNELIAN MOUSE
ALEXANDRIAN, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN CARNELIAN MOUSE
ALEXANDRIAN, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Recumbent, with legs tucked beneath body, the rounded ears flat against the head, eyes and mouth incised, with long straight tail
1 in. (2.5 cm.) long
ALEXANDRIAN, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
Recumbent, with legs tucked beneath body, the rounded ears flat against the head, eyes and mouth incised, with long straight tail
1 in. (2.5 cm.) long
Provenance
with Nicolas Wright, London, 1970s.
Private collection, UK.
Private collection, UK.
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