Bidspirit auction | Roman Silver Swan-Necked Spoon

Roman Silver Swan-Necked Spoon - 3rd-4th century AD A silver cochlearia spoon with shallow piriform bowl, swan-neck junction with void, spike handle. 28 grams, 12.5cm (bent) (5”). Fine condition; handle bent in antiquity. Provenance Property of a European gentleman; formerly in a German private collection formed in the 1950-1970s. Literature Cf. Riha, E. & Stern, W.B. Die Römischen Löffel aus Augst und Kaiseraugst, Forschungen in Augst 5, Augst, 1982, item 276 for type.