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THBRoman / Byzantine Silvered Bronze & Steel Spoon / Knife
Lot 43
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Mar 25, 2021
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2021-03-25 10:00:00
2021-03-25 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
**Originally Listed At $450**
Late Roman to early Byzantine Period, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A fabulous cast-bronze spoon head with a flared base and a curved lower terminal attached to the forked prongs of a cast-bronze handle with a lion-head finial. Beneath the handle is a slender bronze pick with a very sharp point, and projecting off the verso is a cast-carbon-steel knife blade with a thick shoulder and a sharpened edge. Both the spoon scoop and handle are covered in a thin layer of silver for an elegant presentation. Multi-functional examples of utilitarian utensils like this were oftentimes used by Roman legionaries when traversing across vast distances. Size: 6.8" L x 1" W (17.3 cm x 2.5 cm).
For a very elaborate version of this tool, please see the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, England, accession number GR.1.1991: https://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/collections/greeceandrome/70534
Provenance: ex-Davis collection, Houston, Texas, acquired before 2013 from various auction houses in London and New York
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#140076Restoration to pin securing spoon to handle, repair to pick beneath handle, and knife blade reattached to handle with light adhesive residue along break lines. Softening to some finer details, light abrasions to spoon, handle, and blade, and expected oxidation to carbon steel blade. Light earthen deposits and great patina throughout.Condition
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