A ROMAN BRONZE ALTAR SHOVEL, comprising a rectangular spade sitting on four studs, the sides decorated with a floral design, with acanthus style attachment to the handle, 3rd-4th Century A.D.

Details

A ROMAN BRONZE ALTAR SHOVEL, comprising a rectangular spade sitting on four studs, the sides decorated with a floral design, with acanthus style attachment to the handle, 3rd-4th Century A.D.
10¾in. (27.3cm.) high

Provenance

An enclosed letter dated March 3rd, 1905, from Spink and Son Ltd. reads: ' . . . the shovel was found on Mount Moriah [and] is probably one of the altar shovels used in Herod's temple.'

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