Mouse Vessel

CultureGreek (Apulian)
Titles
  • Mouse Vessel
Date400–301 BC
Probable placeItaly
MediumTerracotta
Dimensions2 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (6.4 × 12.1 × 4.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Isabel B. Wilson
Object number2010.1848
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, England, prior to 1984–1996 [1]; private collection, CO, 1996; purchased by [Phoenix Ancient Art, New York/Geneva, 1996–2008]; purchased by Isabel B. Wilson (1931–2012), Houston, 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] On loan to the Getty Museum, 1984–1996
Exhibition HistoryLoan to Getty, 1984–1996.

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