Offering Bowl Depicting Mercury
![Photograph of a silver bowl with a large central medallion depicting a nude, seated Mercury with caduceus and wings on his head. An altar, a rooster, a ram, and a tortoise are also depicted.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/berthouville/objects/offering-bowl-56-16/@@images/8876f7bb-58d9-4924-b970-c1c569b2b338.png)
Offering Bowl with a Medallion Depicting Mercury
- Medium:
- Silver and gold
- Dimensions:
- H. 3.3 cm; Diam. 20.1 cm (Diam. of foot 7 cm)
- Context:
- Berthouville, France
- Date:
- Roman, 100–200 CE
- Inventory Number:
- inv. 56.16
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The Latin inscription, which is incised on the medallion in the center of the bowl along with the illustrations, reads:
L LVPVLA M C DO
Translation: L. Lupula donated (this) to M(ercury) C(anetonensis).