
Sicilian Terracotta Askos in the Form of a Mouse

attributed to the Randazzo Group (Ivy Series)
ca. 425 BC
length: 4 1/2 in. (11.5 cm.)
Collection of Prince Johann II of Liechtenstein (1840-1929), collected late 19th/early 20th Century
#4643
Published:
Antiquarium Ltd.; Ancient Treasures XVI (New York, 2017) p. 21
Antiquarium Ltd.; Ancient Treasures VIII (New York, 2010) p.18
Christie’s; Antiquities. Including Property from the Collection of the Princely House of Liechtenstein (South Kensington, 04.30.2008) lot.111
Marock, Ludovic; Die Antiken Sammlung des Fursten von Liechtenstein (Liechtenstein, 2008) p.9
Comparanda:
Mottahedeh, PE; Out of Noah’s Ark. Animal in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection (Jerusalem, 1997) no.65
Padgett, Michael; et al; Vase-Painting in Italy. Red-Figure & Related Works in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Boston, 1993) p.187; no.106