Caption

A ladle with a handle decorated with a depiction of Mercury, Mercury myth., Roman deities, ladles, 1st century, Roman Empire 27 BC–476, vessel; height 6.5 cm, width 25 cm, depth 13.5 cm, weight 0.62 kg, A metallic object with a rounded bowl-like end and an elongated handle, both showing a worn, pitted surface and areas of rough texture; the metal appears primarily bronze and brown with patches of darker brown and greenish corrosion and a few small reddish spots; the handle has a circular hole near its outer end and shares the same aged, speckled surface; the bowl end features concentric raised rings around a central raised knob, all showing similar wear and color variations against a neutral light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_277

License type

Rights managed

Available size

59.5Mb (3.2Mb) / 20.0in x 11.6in / 6000 x 3466 (300dpi)

Keywords

A ladle handle decorated depiction Mercury Mercury myth Roman deities ladles 1st century Roman Empire 27 BC–476 vessel height 6.5 cm width 25 cm depth 13.5 cm weight 0.62 kg metallic object rounded bowl- elongated handle showing worn pitted surface areas rough texture metal primarily bronze brown patches darker brown greenish corrosion small reddish spots handle circular hole near outer shares aged speckled surface bowl features concentric raised rings central raised knob wear color variations neutral light gray background.