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LOT 0983
Roman Bronze Articulated Spoon with Folding Lion Handle
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (20.6 grams, 10.4 cm).
Comprising a shallow piriform bowl, raised neck with movable pinned hinge attached to a handle formed as a lying lion, crescent-shaped finial; in working order.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, object Number: 17.192.254, for the type.
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LOT 0983
Roman Bronze Articulated Spoon with Folding Lion Handle
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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