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 metal ladle with a rounded bowl and an elongated handle is shown against a neutral light gray background; the object displays a worn, mottled surface with a mix of brown, bronze, dark brown, greenish patina, and hints of black, and the interior and exterior of the bowl show textured pitting and discoloration; the handle features a decorative circular end with raised swirling motifs and a central hole, and the handle surface shares the same aged, speckled coloration as the bowl.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A02_278

License type

Rights managed

Available size

42.3Mb (2.0Mb) / 18.8in x 8.7in / 5639 x 2623 (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 metal ladle rounded bowl elongated handle shown neutral light gray background object displays worn mottled surface mix brown bronze dark brown greenish patina hints black interior exterior bowl textured pitting discoloration handle features decorative circular raised swirling motifs central hole handle surface shares aged speckled coloration bowl.