Catalogue of the silver plate (Greek, Etruscan and Roman) in the British Museum (1921)
British Museum. Dept. of Greek and Roman Antiquities, Walters, Henry Beauchamp, 1867-1944, Smith, Reginald A. (Reginald Allender), 1873- · London : Printed by Order of the Trustees · leaf 53
Spoon (Type A, Fig. 36). Large egg-shaped bowl, slightly concave, with plain flat rim, the pointed end being away from the handle. Handle ending in a keel under the bowl, and then turning over in a volute-form, to which is attached a double volute or calyx, the rest of the stem being elaborately… … Fig. 36. Spoons (Types A-K). 95. Spoon (Type A). Egg-shaped bowl as the last, but no rim ; plain handle, joined tothe bowl by a curved piece at right angles to the stem, and terminating at the otherend in a horses hoof. Length 143 cm.liii. p. 112, fig. 24. Bequeathed by Sir W. Temple, 1S56. Compare…
Silverwork, Ancient · Art objects
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