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LOT 0863
Roman Silver Spoon with Lion-Head Handle
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (21.1 grams, 13.3 cm).
Comprising a shallow violin-shaped bowl, swan neck bolster, square-section stem with baluster and collars, swept curve; the final formed as a lion's head with pricked ears, pellet eyes and mouth open revealing teeth.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Riha, E. & Stern, W.B., Die Römischen Löffel aus Augst und Kaiseraugst, Basel, 1982, items 218-221, for type.
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