Details
Both animals are carved recumbent with their legs tucked under them and tails flicked over their haunches. One of the animals clutches a sprig of millet in its mouth. Both carvings are of an even tone, one with some russet inclusions to the underside.
The larger, 3.1/8 in. (7.8 cm.) long


Provenance
Acquired in Ireland in the 1970s.
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