Offering Bowl

Photograph of a silver offering bowl with a large, central medallion on which has been incised a Latin inscription.

Offering Bowl

Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
H. 4.3 cm; Diam. 20.3 cm
Context:
Berthouville, France
Date:
Roman, 100–225 CE
Inventory Number:
inv. 56.23
Lender:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The Latin inscription in the central medallion reads:

Q LUCANIVS BLAESVS EX STIPE

Translation: Quintus Lucanius Blaesus (gave this) from donations