Cignus
Appearance
Cignus (plural: cigni, "swan") is a name used by archaeologists for a type of large Roman spoon with a short, curved, handle, often formed as the neck and head of a swan. Cigni have been found in a number of Roman sites from the 4th and 5th centuries CE, including the Thetford[1] and Hoxne Hoards. It is not known for certain what they were called by the Romans, but there are references to cigni in Roman sources in appropriate contexts.
See also
References
- ^ British Museum retrieved 27 June 2010
Further reading
- Johns, Catherine (2010), The Hoxne Late Roman Treasure: Gold Jewellery and Silver Plate, British Museum Press, ISBN 978-0-7141-1817-8., pp. 98-106
- Harald Mielsch, 'Miszellen zur spätantiken Toreutik', in Archäologisches Anzeiger 1992, pp. 111-152.