RARE ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD AND BONE RITUAL LIGULA

拍品描述

Ca. AD 1 - 300. An ear pick (ligula) with a long tapering bone shaft, the lower end fitted with a gold mount of conical profile chased with bands of geometric ornament and terminating in a circular bowl. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 98.11.53. Size: 109mm x 5mm; Weight: 2.9g Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old British collection formed in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

图片