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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 172806, member: 44&quot;]You sure are right. The shape of this spoon with that crook neck certainly is in the shape of a cochlearium, &quot;a small Roman spoon.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlearium" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlearium" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochlearium</a></p><p><br /></p><p>According to the following wiki... page on types of spoons, cochlear is a liturgy spoon &quot;used in the Eastern Orthodox Church in serving the consecrated wine, sometimes with a particle of the sacramental bread.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_types_of_spoons#Other_objects" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_types_of_spoons#Other_objects" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_types_of_spoons#Other_objects</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_(liturgy)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_(liturgy)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_(liturgy)</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Is there any markings on the back of either the bowl or handle? This shape spoon still may by used in Eastern Orthodox Churches (????); however, doubt the church spoon would have a griffin. Like the others I suspect this is a reproduction of a Roman spoon, but before dumping it, I would have it appraised by someone in the know. It just isn&#039;t beat up enough for me to believe it is an authentic Roman spoon.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are 3 Byzantine spoons in this shape in the Benaki Museum, Athens.</p><p>Scroll down a bit:</p><p><a href="http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/a-taste-of-byzantium/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/a-taste-of-byzantium/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/a-taste-of-byzantium/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is replica of a spoon in &quot;Roman style.&quot;</p><p><a href="http://www.timelineauctions.com/lot/style-silver-gilt-romvlo-inscribed-spoon/33151/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.timelineauctions.com/lot/style-silver-gilt-romvlo-inscribed-spoon/33151/" rel="nofollow">http://www.timelineauctions.com/lot/style-silver-gilt-romvlo-inscribed-spoon/33151/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>For educational purposes from <i>Wikipedia</i> on &quot;C0ochlearium.&quot;</p><p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Hoxne_Hoard_two_spoons.JPG/160px-Hoxne_Hoard_two_spoons.JPG" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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