A silver footed 'animals' bowl, Central Asia or late Roman Empire, circa 2nd-6th century | 中亞或羅馬帝國晚期，約二至六世紀 銀瑞獸紋高足盌

This rare silver bowl, boldly decorated with six panels depicting a lion, birds and other stylised animals, was traditionally considered to be Central Asian or Sassanian. However, a technical report by the British Museum concluded that it could be late Roman, from the Eastern Empire. This is because, unlike Sassanian silver vessels which were formed predominantly by hammering, the current bowl was hammered, cut and punched, and finished by scraping.