ROMAN SILVER COCHLEAR SPOON
Ca. 100-300 AD.
A solid silver spoon with a wide bowl attached to a long round-section handle finished with a pointed finial for use in extracting snails from their shells. For a similar example, see The British Museum, Museum number 1994,0408.127.
Size: L:187mm / W:32mm ; 19.6g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 1500 - 3000