Ladle

Photograph of a silver ladle with the back of the handle oriented toward the viewer. The Latin inscription is clearly visible.

Ladle

Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
H. (with handle) 9.9 cm; D. 6.8 cm; Diam. (of bowl) 6 cm
Context:
Berthouville, France
Date:
Roman, 100–200 CE
Inventory Number:
inv. 56.57
Lender:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The Latin inscription, which was incised on the handle, reads:

MERCVRIO AVG COMBAROMARVS BVOLANI FIL VSLM

To Augustan Mercury, Combaromarus, the son of Buolanus, fulfilled his vow willingly as merited.