Tools and EquipmentRoman1st-2nd century CE
Bone Spoon (Cochlear)
1st-2nd century
Description
Carved bone spoon made in two pieces, joining below the rim of the bowl; the bowl is semi-spherical and shallow; the handle tapers to a point and is highly polished.
Dimensions
10.3 × 2.6 cm (4 1/16 × 1 in.)
Provenance
Edith M. Proctor, Drexel Hill, PA (by 1923) gift; to the Alice Corinne McDaniel Collection, Department of the Classics, Harvard University 1973, transfer; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2012.
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