Ladle with large, shallow, raised circular bowl or pan attached with four rivets to a straight handle with square shoulders, faceted center section and reverse-tapered upper half ending in a back-bent, scrolled-tip hook; handle front inset with a rectangular piece of copper engraved "AL jun:" in flecked and lowercase roman script. Rivets are hammered flat on front and domed on back. Centerpunch inside bowl. No other marks.
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