Terracotta vase in the form of a mouse

Attributed to the Randazzo Group
mid-5th century BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 161
Once localized in Campania, the group of works to which this example belongs has been reattributed to Sicily. They may have been used as feeding bottles.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Terracotta vase in the form of a mouse
  • Artist: Attributed to the Randazzo Group
  • Period: Classical
  • Date: mid-5th century BCE
  • Culture: Greek, Sicilian
  • Medium: Terracotta; silhouette
  • Dimensions: H. 3 11/16 in. (9.4 cm)
    length 6 13/16 in. (17.3 cm)
  • Classification: Vases
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1916
  • Object Number: 16.174.40
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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