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LOT 0885

Roman Bronze Duck-Headed Ladle

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

10 1/2 in. (208 grams, 26.5 cm).

With broad bowl and inturned rim, D-section handle, with one remaining hooked duck-head finial.

Provenance

Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Tassinari, S., La Vaisselle de Bronze, Romaine et Provinciale, au Musée des Antiquités Nationales, XXIXe supplément de Gallia, Paris, 1975, items 40-3.

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LOT 0885

Roman Bronze Duck-Headed Ladle

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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