Accession No

1944.60 B


Description

Small copper alloy figurine of a mouse. The mouse is fully sculpted and crouches on a rectangular base plate; its tail is curled up on its right hind leg.


Place

Europe; Southern Europe; Italy


Period

?Etruscan


Source

Smith Woodward, Maud (Lady) [donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1944.60 B


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

35mm


Events

Description (Physical description)
Description for 1944.60 [A-B]: 'Two bronze figurines of mice'.
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Acquisition Details)
Accession Register notes that this donation was given by Lady Smith Woodward in 'memory of Sir Arthur Smith Woodward'. Palaeontologist Sir Arthur Smith Woodward (1864-1944) was Keeper of the Geological Department of the British Museum from 1901-1924, and this is likely to be his widow, Maud Leanora Ida Smith Woodward, nee Seeley.
Event Date 1944
Author: rachel hand


Description (Physical description)
Small copper alloy figurine of a mouse. The mouse is fully sculpted and crouches on a rectangular base plate; its tail is curled up on its right hind leg.
Event Date 21/3/2024
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


FM:310997

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