Terracotta Statuette of a Mouse from the Late Classical Period

Culture: Greek

Period: 5th-4th century B.C.

Material: Terracotta

Dimensions: 7.5 cm long

Price: 1 000 Euro

Ref: 2646

Provenance: From the old Parisian private collection Victor Emile Gabriel Chevallier (1889-1969) and his wife Marguerite Jeanne Verel (1887-1962). Since 1969 in the Belgian collection M. X.

Condition: The right side slightly rough, right ear missing since ancient times.

Description: Rare solid clay statuette of a mouse, which once was used as a toy. The animal with a round, massive body and a long, pointy snout, which rests eating on the front paws. The hind legs also placed forward and enclosed. The ears are raised. The long tapering tail is intact and still preserved.