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A slit on the top of the handle, perhaps for the insertion of a blade, suggests this object may have functioned as both a knife and a spoon.
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Title: Spoon with a Panther
Date: 3rd–4th century
Culture: Roman
Medium: Copper alloy, silvered, niello
Dimensions: Overall: 4 13/16 x 1 x 5/8 in. (12.3 x 2.5 x 1.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
Credit Line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Object Number: 17.192.254
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