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.

CONDITION

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