The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 28, 2024

Mouse

Mouse

1–200 CE
Overall: 1.4 x 1.6 cm (9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Location: 103 Roman

Description

The Romans were the first people in antiquity to make large numbers of genre sculptures for no purpose other than household decoration. This mouse may have been just such a knick-knack or it may have ornamented a metal food container laying claim to its contents so that other mice would stay away.
  • CMA 1986: "Year in Review for 1985," February 6-April, 1986, CMA Bulletin (February 1986), 62
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1985.177