ROMAN BRONZE FIGURINE OF EATING MOUSE. Ca. AD 1 - 300. A finely cast bronze figurine of a mouse depicted seated upright with forepaws clasping a round object held to its mouth. The ears are large and rounded, the eyes slightly recessed, and the tail curves upwards. The body is rendered with incised lines to suggest fur texture. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 7017, A Peaceable Kingdom: The Leo Mildenberg Collection, 27 October 2004, Lot 201. Size: 21.8mm x 31.3mm; Weight: 25.2g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.