Figurine
48-2-165
From: Turkey (Country)
Curatorial Section: Mediterranean
| 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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