| ID | 875 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | SE5951 |
| Project type | Excavation |
| County | Yorkshire, North |
| Site | York |
| Site Name | The Mount |
| Site Type | Colonia |
| Location Type | Cemetery |
| Context | Grave (at surface) |
| Context Quality | 2 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Location | Yorkshire Museum |
| Ref No | YORYM 2006.2870 |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Animal |
| Name | Mouse |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Seated |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Good |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Classical 2 |
| Photo | Yes |
| Illustration | No |
| Height | 14.00 |
| Length | 44.00 |
| Parallels | Leucarum (873), Kenchester (504); Fleischer 1967, 275 |
| References | Toynbee 1964, 127, n.2; Dickinson and Wenham 1958, 287, fig. 13 no 79, pl. Ib; RCHME 1962, 100 (xvii), pl. 34 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | A delightfully realistic study, with the long nose resting on one extended forepaw, neat round ears, a long tail curled in a circle against the back, and the texture of the fur suggested by short, close-set jabs on the surfaces of the head and body (Toynbee) Mouse nibbling on some food held between his paws. Long face with very small, round indentations for eyes. Not flat on base. |
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