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LOT 0779
Late Roman Tinned Bronze Bowl
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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