Plate

Photograph from above of a silver plate. A large medallion in the center bears an incised geometric startburst pattern. It is surrounded by an incised band in which a Latin inscription is visible.

Plate

Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Diam. 50 cm
Context:
Artèn, Italy
Date:
Roman, ca. 530 CE
Inventory Number:
inv. 56.346
Lender:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
© BnF

The Latin inscription incised in the band around the central medallion reads:

GEILAMIR REX VANDALORVM ET ALANORVM

Translation: Geilamir, king of the Vandals and the Alani.