10th-12th century AD. A bronze spoon with D-shaped bowl and notched edges to the handle; usage wear on the bowl edge indicating left-handed use. 28 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of a South African lady; formerly in the private collection of Dr. Frederick Lorch, Swiss geologist and author on Egyptian antiquities, and managing director of S.A. Minerals Corporation; acquired from the early 1960s to the early 1980s; thence by descent to the current owner. [No Reserve] Fine condition.