RARE ROMAN SILVER SPOON WITH DECORATED HANDLE

Ca. AD 300 - 400 A Roman silver spoon referred to as a cochlearium in Latin. The bowl exhibits a rounded flask-like shape while the handle tapers to a point at its end, designed to extract snails or seafood from their shells. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 19.192.64
Size: 170mm x 40mm; Weight: 40g
Provenance: Property of a London Ancient Art Gallery; formerly in the famous Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister; acquired between the early1960s to 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

500
Estimate: GBP 750 - 1500