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LOT 0066
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
GRAECO-ROMAN SILVER SPOON WITH LION HEAD
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (9.42 grams, 15.2 cm).
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (9.42 grams, 15.2 cm).
Deep piriform bowl with scooped repoussé rear, baluster formed as a lioness's head with applied rosette to the brow, twisted handle with knop finial.
PROVENANCE:
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Shelton, K.J., The Esquiline Treasure, London, 1981, item 27, for type.
