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Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (313 grams, 16 cm).
Hemispherical in profile with applied flared base, thickened rim and two parallel incised lines below. [No Reserve]
PROVENANCE:
From an old UK collection.
Acquired from Red House Antiques, York, 2010.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Fremersdorf, F., ‘Spätrömische Bronzegefäße aus Köln’ in Germania: Anzeiger der Römisch-Germanischen Kommission des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts, Vol. 12, Nº. 4, 1928, pp. 173-177, fig.3, for similar.
FOOTNOTES:
These bronze vessels were typical of the Late Roman Empire. They were direct forerunners of the Frankish types. They often had Christian inscriptions and have been found with silver spoons for liturgical use.
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