Long-Handled Bowl

Photograph of a silver, long-handled bowl from above. The only decoration is a simple, incised border on the handle.

Long-Handled Bowl

Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
H. 6.3 cm; Diam. (of bowl) 8.9 cm; L. (with handle) 14.8 cm
Context:
Berthouville, France
Date:
Roman, 75–200 CE
Inventory Number:
inv. 56.30
Lender:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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A Latin inscription appears on the bowl:

AVE FILI

Translation: Greetings, son.