BYZANTINE SILVER SPOON INSCRIBED FOR ST. MATTHEW. Ca. AD 550 - 650. A silver spoon with an elongated, oval-shaped bowl and a slender, rectangular handle terminating in a small, rounded finial. The upper section of the handle bears the inscription "MATTEUS". A small scroll-like element is positioned at the junction between the bowl and the shaft. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2005.39. Size: 190mm x 35mm; Weight: 25g Provenance: Private London collection; Ex. Borowski collection, Switzerland, 1980s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.