Offering Bowl Depicting Mercury
![Photograph of a silver offering bowl with a large, central medallion depicting Mercury, nude with caduceus, standing before a tall pedastal or altar. A tree, a chicken, and a goat are also shown.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/berthouville/objects/offering-bowl-56-18/@@images/8b1bf66a-3354-4b65-b5d1-1eea130636f3.png)
Offering Bowl with a Medallion Depicting Mercury in a Rural Shrine
- Medium:
- Silver and gold
- Dimensions:
- H. 4.5 cm; Diam. (bowl) 21 cm (Diam. of foot 6 cm)
- Context:
- Berthouville, France
- Date:
- Roman, 175–225 CE
- Inventory Number:
- inv. 56.18
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The Latin inscription, which was inset with gold letters in a bordered band around the central medallion, reads:
DEO MERC IVL SIBYLLA DSDD
Translation: To the god Mercury, Julia Sybilla gave this as a gift from her own resources.