| ID | 773 |
|---|---|
| Images | No image in database |
| Grid Ref | SX9192 |
| Project type | Excavation |
| County | Devon |
| Site | Exeter |
| Site Name | Mermaid Yard |
| Site Type | Military |
| Location Type | Fortress |
| Context | Ditch 945.1 |
| Context Quality | 3 |
| Site Date | C1 |
| Context Date | c.75-80 |
| Object Period | 0 |
| Material | Bronze |
| Other finds from site | 1st century samian |
| Location | Exeter City Museum |
| Form | Figurine |
| Type | Animal |
| Name | Mouse |
| Bearded | No |
| Standing/Seated | Seated |
| Clothed | No |
| Drapery | No |
| Condition | Good |
| Classical | 1 |
| Quality | Stylised 2 |
| Photo | No |
| Illustration | Yes |
| Height | 16.00 |
| Length | 27.00 |
| References | Allason-Jones 1991, 257, fig 116, no 104 [Link to Bibliography] |
| Description | Small three dimensional statuette of a mouse on a flat oval ground. The depiction is stylised with a large dot-and-ring motif representing each eye, but is immediately recognisable as a mouse. (A-J) |
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