Lot Essay
Cf. D. Sherlock, 'Roman Forks', The Archaeological Journal, 164, 2007, p. 256, no. C1, for a similar fork in the Dumbarton Oaks Collection, Washington, D.C.
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CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A SASSANIAN SILVER FORK AND SPOON
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The two pronged fork with stylized foliate cuff extending to a six-sided shaft with animal head terminal, the spoon with shallow bowl, similar shaft and animal head terminal
7 in. (18 cm.) and 7½ in. (19 cm.) long respectively (2)
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The two pronged fork with stylized foliate cuff extending to a six-sided shaft with animal head terminal, the spoon with shallow bowl, similar shaft and animal head terminal
7 in. (18 cm.) and 7½ in. (19 cm.) long respectively (2)
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1970s.
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