Roman Ladle with Dog's Head Terminal
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1st-2nd century AD. A bronze ladle comprising a hemispherical bowl with two ferrous rivets attaching a flat-section handle with impressed running tendrils and pellets representing a grapevine; ribbed bulb above and round-section hook with collar detailing, finial formed as a canine head with pricked ears and domed eyes. Cf. Tassinari, S., La Vaisselle de Bronze, Romaine et Provinciale, au Musée des Antiquités Nationales, XXIXe supplément de Gallia, Paris, 1975, items 40-3, for ladles with similar animal-head finials. 228 grams, 28cm (11"). Property of a Dutch private collector; previously in a private European collection, acquired in the early 1980s.
Condition
Fine condition, crack to handle base.
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Roman Ladle with Dog's Head Terminal
Estimate £800 - £1,000
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