SILVER MOUSE
SILVER MOUSE
Roman art, 1st–2nd century A.D.
Small, finely detailed figurine of a mouse holding an object—probably food—between its paws.
Dimensions: 1.8 x 3 cm
Weight: 20 g
Provenance: Former collection of Mr. Richard Wagner, Cape Cod, Massachusetts; acquired in the 1970s
Fortuna Fine Arts Ltd, New York
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins; acquired in 2011
Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA662)
Caesar & Cleopatra, Historisches Museum Der Pfalz, Speyer, Germany, April 13–October 26, 2025
Bibliography: C. Dauphin, *Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary*, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 72 and 104
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 65, fig. 68, and p. 93
A. Schubert, in Historisches Museum Per Pfalz Speyer (ed.), Caesar & Kleopatra, 2025
A small Roman silver mouse,
1st–2nd century A.D.
SILVER MOUSE
Roman art, 1st–2nd century A.D.
Small, finely detailed figurine of a mouse holding an object—probably food—between its paws.
Dimensions: 1.8 x 3 cm
Weight: 20 g
Provenance: Former collection of Mr. Richard Wagner, Cape Cod, Massachusetts; acquired in the 1970s
Fortuna Fine Arts Ltd, New York
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins; acquired in 2011
Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA662)
Caesar & Cleopatra, Historisches Museum Der Pfalz, Speyer, Germany, April 13–October 26, 2025
Bibliography: C. Dauphin, *Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary*, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 72 and 104
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 65, fig. 68, and p. 93
A. Schubert, in Historisches Museum Per Pfalz Speyer (ed.), Caesar & Kleopatra, 2025
A small Roman silver mouse,
1st–2nd century A.D.
