Cup with Masks
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A Cup with Masks
- Medium:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- H. 16 cm; W. 19.3 cm; Diam. 14.6 cm
- Context:
- Berthouville, France
- Date:
- Roman, 1–100 CE
- Inventory Number:
- inv. 56.8
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The Latin inscription incised at the top of the decorative field on the outside of the cup reads:
MERCVRIO AVGVSTO Q DOMITIVS TVTVS EX VOTO
Translation: To Augustan Mercury, Quintus Domitius Tutus (gave this) in fulfillment of a vow.