Figurine

48-2-165

From: Turkey (Country)

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 48-2-165
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Graeco-Roman
Provenience Turkey (Country)
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Iconography Jerboa
Description

Lamp lid, jerboa. Green patina removed in 1966. The end of the pierced handle is broken off. Jerboa crouches on a round flat lid. Gnaws on something held in its front paws. Its tail curls over its back, while a pierced paddle-like handle serves as a sort of second tail. Fur is indicated by fine incisions.

Height 2.3 cm
Depth 3.8 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 67 - Collector Number | L-2-225 - Old Loan Number

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