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BRONZE ‘SIMPULUM’ LADLE
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BRONZE ‘SIMPULUM’ LADLE
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,000 - €5,000
Voluntary lot
Description
BRONZE ‘SIMPULUM’ LADLE
Roman art, circa the 2nd century AD.
A rare simpulum ladle comprising a handle in the shape of a gnarled vine stock, terminating in a caprine head, with a hemispherical bowl engraved with a rosette.
Height: 27.5 cm
Provenance: Former Fuad Al Lof Collection, 1980
Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 26 May 2011: lot 373 (ill.)
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2011
Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA747)
Bibliography: Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archéologie, Paris, 26 May 2011, lot 373
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, p. 98
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 6, fig. 3 and p. 87
A Roman bronze ‘simpulum’ ladle,
Circa 2nd century AD
See original version (French)
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