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Ladle

c. 525–450

Syria(?), Achaemenid

(550–330 BCE)
Medium
silver
Measurements
Overall: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)
Weight: 70.2 g (2.48 oz.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1956.34
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Location
Not on view
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A matte gray silver ladle stands vertically, its long, slender handle topped by a circular ring and a shallow bowl at the base. Two four-legged animals stand atop the ring, facing each other with paws joined. Below them, the pitted metal tapers from a decorative collar into a thin rod that joins the rounded bowl's center. The weathered surface is dark and coarse, showing age and wear.

Ladle

c. 525–450

Syria(?), Achaemenid (550–330 BCE)

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