A FINE AND RARE LARGE SILVER LADLE, TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
A FINE AND RARE LARGE SILVER LADLE
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The deep, petal-lobed bowl is finely engraved on the exterior with three birds amidst leafy foliate scroll on a minutely ring-punched ground, and the long handle is decorated with further foliate scroll and terminates in a bird's head.
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) long; weight 67.5 g
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A FINE AND RARE LARGE SILVER LADLE
TANG DYNASTY (AD 618-907)
The deep, petal-lobed bowl is finely engraved on the exterior with three birds amidst leafy foliate scroll on a minutely ring-punched ground, and the long handle is decorated with further foliate scroll and terminates in a bird's head.
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) long; weight 67.5 g