ROMAN BRONZE SIMPULUM WITH GRIFFIN HEAD TERMINAL Ca. AD 100 . A large bronze ladle with a deep, hemispherical bowl, featuring a volute motif along the rim. The flat-section handle rises directly from the edge of the bowl and culminates in a prominent loop, elegantly sculpted to depict the head of a griffin, capturing the creature's fierce expression. The underside of the bowl is embellished with concentric circles. For similar see (type): The British Museum, Museum number 1849,0518.28. Size: 220mm x 60mm; Weight: 105g. Provenance: Private UK collection; formerly with R. A.; since the 1990s.