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Fork with Animal Hoof Finial (Ornament)

300s CE

Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period

Medium
silver
Measurements
Overall: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
Weight: 22.5 g (0.79 oz.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1952.7
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Location
104 Late Antiquity
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Did You Know?

In the 10th century, forks like this one were common in Byzantium. During this same period in Western Europe, people usually ate with their fingers, thinking that forks were decadent.

Fork with Animal Hoof Finial (Ornament)

300s CE

Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period

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