Lot Essay
Cf. D. Sherlock, 'Roman Forks', in 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 SASANIAN SILVER FORK
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The two pronged fork with stylised foliate cuff extending to a six-sided shaft with large double animal head terminal; and another similar with twisted shaft
10¼ in. (26 cm.) and 8¼ in. (21 cm.) long respectively (2)
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
The two pronged fork with stylised foliate cuff extending to a six-sided shaft with large double animal head terminal; and another similar with twisted shaft
10¼ in. (26 cm.) and 8¼ in. (21 cm.) long respectively (2)
Provenance
Surena collection, London, late 1970s-early 1980s.
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