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CIVILIZATION | Roman |
PERIOD | Roman |
DATE | circa 1st-3rd Century A.D. |
MATERIAL | Bronze |
MOUNTED | Yes |
Olive-green in color, the small rodent depicted sitting on its hind legs, nibbling on a round bun or nut held by its forepaws, with upraised ears and details of the face incised.
Small bronze mice were frequently featured in Roman art. Since they are often shown nibbling at a morsel food, as presented here, scholars have suggested that mice served as protective figures to guard food stores (see H.B. Werness, Encyclopedia of Animal Symbolism in Art, p. 285).
Animals, 1981, I, no. 171; and 1996, III, no. 107, for parallels.
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CATEGORY | Roman |
PERIOD | Roman |
DATE | circa 1st-3rd Century A.D. |
MATERIAL | |
MOUNTED | Yes |