Ladle
![Photograph of a silver ladle with the back of the handle oriented toward the viewer. The Latin inscription is clearly visible.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/berthouville/objects/ladle-56-57/@@images/2d71db29-248a-48a9-b38b-413655c1ef5b.png)
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.