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ElfKat Posts: 33 |
posted 04-11-2014 04:16 PM
  
I found this spoon at a garage sale for $3.00 and I think it's Roman... anyone know anything? I think it's fairly high grade silver (quick and dirty test -- put in very hot water to cover at least 2/3 of the spoon and feel the finial after 20-30 seconds, anything made of fairly high grade silver will be almost too hot to handle very quickly... this one passed that test! Nothing made of pewter will). It's just over 7-1/2" long with the bowl measuring 1-3/16w x 1-3/4l x 7/16"deep and weighs almost 30 grams on my little electronic scale. I don't think that bend near the finial is original, I've seen photos of Roman spoons with this kind of button end but the bowl shape is a bit weird... I collect American souvenir spoons and this fascinated me! Any thoughts would be appreciated. IP: Logged |
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agphile Posts: 798 |
posted 04-12-2014 05:19 AM
Well, it's either Roman or imitation Roman. Difficult to be certain from photos (and not always easy to tell even with the spoon in hand). Roman spoons come with quite a variety of bowl shapes but the bowl and the offset between bowl and handle do look a bit more crudely made than I might have expected. There are quite a few imitations about, some outright fakes and some originally sold more honestly as souvenirs or the like. To be certain I think you would need to consult a museum with a good antiquities department. My problem is that when a spoon is a good match for a well documented Roman original I sometimes suspect it may just be a copy. And then when I cannot find a good match, as here, I wonder whether it is a work of fiction. Always best to be suspicious so that you can only be pleasantly surprised later. Anyhow, an interesting find and a bargain even if a fake - though I hope it is not. IP: Logged |
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Kimo Posts: 1627 |
posted 04-12-2014 11:55 AM
I agree with Agfile that it is not possible to be sure with just an internet photo, but if I were to render an opinion based on this photo alone I would suggest that it is a fake or a reproduction made for tourists. My reasoning is that the condition appears to be far too good with little or no wear. I could be wrong of course and that is why you would need to have someone who is a serious expert in Roman silver and spoons look at it in person. IP: Logged |
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