Bowl Depicting Omphale
![Picture of a shallow, decorative bowl made of silver and gold. In the center is a medallion depicting a woman sleeping on a lion skin, surrounded by a club and other objects.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/berthouville/objects/bowl-56-11/@@images/c63acbf0-bfef-4df3-9865-34da4871dee5.png)
Bowl with a Medallion Depicting Omphale
- Medium:
- Silver and gold
- Dimensions:
- H. 8.2 cm Diam. 28.9 cm
- Context:
- Berthouville, France
- Date:
- Roman, 1–100 CE
- Inventory Number:
- inv. 56.11
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The Latin inscription on the bowl reads:
MERCVRIO AVGVSTO Q DOMITIVS TVTVS EX VOTO
Translation: To Augustan Mercury, Quintus Domitius Tutus (gave this) in fulfillment of a vow.