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LOT 0157
Roman Silver Swan-Neck Spoon
4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (22.1 grams, 10.9 cm).
With scroll and swan-neck junction of bowl with stem; the flat-section stem narrowing to a point and returned to meet the shank.
Provenance
Acquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private Swiss collection since 1998.
Literature
Cf. Riha, E. & Stern, W.B., Die Römischen Löffel aus Augst und Kaiseraugst, Forschungen in Augst 5, Augst, 1982, fig.10(5,6).
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LOT 0157
Roman Silver Swan-Neck Spoon
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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