CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN BRONZE LADLE
circa 2nd-3rd century a.d.
The hemispherical bowl cast with relief ornament on the exterior including a palmette descending from the handle, the point interrupting a petalled rosette, with scrolling tendrils below the rim, the thin flat handle with two pierced projecting hemispheres below the terminal, ornamented with tendrils and buds, the terminal in the form of a bull's head surmounted by an eagle, its tail joined to the arching suspension hook
7½ in. (19.1 cm.) high
circa 2nd-3rd century a.d.
The hemispherical bowl cast with relief ornament on the exterior including a palmette descending from the handle, the point interrupting a petalled rosette, with scrolling tendrils below the rim, the thin flat handle with two pierced projecting hemispheres below the terminal, ornamented with tendrils and buds, the terminal in the form of a bull's head surmounted by an eagle, its tail joined to the arching suspension hook
7½ in. (19.1 cm.) high