ORNAMENTS, MINIATURES & FIGURINES
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Roman Mouse
£8.54This reproduction Roman bronze of a mouse is modeled on an original Roman piece. Just as today, it would have been used for decorative purposes. The sculpure is just one of a range of beautiful 'Miniature Bronzes' dating from early Egyptian, through to...£8.54 -
Moon Gazing Hare
£8.54The myth of the hare-in-the-moon is almost universal and goes back to ancient times. The hare is always an attribute of lunar deities and can symbolize fertility. The hare was important to the early Britains; Boadicea would release a hare at the...£8.54 -
Mini Owl of Minerva
£8.54Minerva was the Roman goddess of wisdom and of war. The owl was the symbol of her wisdom. Minerva herself was derived from the Greek goddess Athena, who was also often portrayed with her owl. The sculpure is just one of a range of beautiful 'Miniature...£8.54 -
Mini Egyptian Cat
£8.54Bronze plated mini Egyptian cat supplied in a box with an information card about the Egyptian cat god Bastet.£8.54 -
Egyptian Scarab
£8.54The Egyptian scarab is the image of a dung beetle and sacred to the sun god. Dung beetles lay eggs in a pellet which they roll along and the Egyptians regarded this action as an image of the sun and its course through the heavens, rolled by a gigantic...£8.54 -
Egyptian Coffin
£8.54Coffins in Egyptian times were highly decorated with inscriptions and representations of gods, like Anubis, who would protect the dead person on the journey to the next world. The body would be mummified before it was placed into the wooden coffin, as it...£8.54 -
Egyptian Anubis
£8.54This stunning miniature is based on the sculpture found in King Tutankhamen’s tomb. Originally thought to be based on the jackals that roamed cemeteries at night, Anubis was the god of embalming rituals and adopted a human form with a dog’s...£8.54