Amulet of bronze. A figure of a mouse or rat with an object between its front paws. The tail probably once formed a suspension loop. [BA [OPS move] 21/9/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Amulet of bronze. A figure of a mouse or rat with an object between its front paws. The tail probably once formed a suspension loop. [BA [OPS move] 21/9/2017]
Geographical reference: Italy
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy; Umbria Provincia di Perugia Perugia
Person: Field collector Walter Leo Hildburgh; PRM source Wellcome Institute; PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period: Archaeological period: Roman, uncertain
Date collected: 1919
Acquisition information: Loaned: 1985
Materials and processes: Material Bronze Metal, Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions: Width: max 20 mm, Depth: max 12 mm, Length: max 37 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.50.498