Cignus

Type of Roman Empire metal spoon

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a short-handled spoon with fine detail marked in the bowl of the spoon of a cat-headed fish-tailed creature surrounded by fleur de lys

Silver-gilt cignus spoon with a bird-headed handle and bowl decorated with a mythical marine creature. 4th century CE from the Hoxne Hoard

Cignus (Latin: cygnus, meaning 'swan'; pl. cigni) is a name used by archaeologists for a type of large Roman metal spoon^[1] 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 and Hoxne Hoards in England.^[2] It is not known for certain what the Romans called these utensils, but there are references to cigni in Roman sources in appropriate contexts.^{[citation needed ]}

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^ Swift, Ellen (January 2014). "Design, function and use-wear in spoons: reconstructing everyday Roman social practice" . Journal of Roman Archaeology. 27: 203–237. doi:10.1017/S1047759414001214. ISSN 1047-7594.
^ British Museum retrieved 27 June 2010 (dead link 16 November 2022)

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