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Estimate
GBP (£) 1,800 - 2,400
EUR (€) 2,150 - 2,860
USD ($) 2,330 - 3,100
£900 (EUR 1,074; USD 1,163) (‡+bp*)
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
9 in. (46 grams, 22.7 cm).
Shallow piriform bowl attached to a stepped baluster, hexagonal-section handle with spike finial; engraved cross potent to either side of the junction.
PROVENANCE:
French private collection.
Acquired on the French art market in 2011.
Acquired by the present owner at the above.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12240-222347.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Shelton, K.J., The Esquiline Treasure, London, 1981, item 27, for type.
FOOTNOTES:
The lateral incised cross motifs suggest that the spoon may have had a liturgical purpose, possibly associated with baptism.
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