A Roman silver ladle
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
With a shallow bowl, the long handle terminating in a curving duck's head finial, two spurs at the thick rim of the bowl, 9½in (24.2cm) long
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
With a shallow bowl, the long handle terminating in a curving duck's head finial, two spurs at the thick rim of the bowl, 9½in (24.2cm) long
Sold for
£1,440
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Provenance:
Property of a private lady. Acquired at least twenty years ago.
Literature:
Ladles of this design were common in bronze as well as silver and were produced from the 4th Century B.C. onwards. For a very similar Greek example of the 4th Century B.C., cf. Exhibition Catalogue Antiquities from the Collection of Christos G. Bastis, (New York 1987), p.191, fig. 102.
Category: Antiquities
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