Spoon
Medium:Hammered silver
Geography: Provenance unknown
Date: ca. 1st century CE
Period: Early Roman Imperial period
Dimensions:16.1 x 2.4 cm, 20.9 g
Object number: 918.5.162
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. H.D. Warren
Gallery Location:Eaton Gallery of Rome: daily life-bronze and silver
DescriptionHybrid of cochlear and ligula types. Handle ends in a slender, elongated bird's head with beak, punched eyes, and fine incisions indicating feathers.