Offering Bowl Depicting Mercury

Photograph of a silver offering bowl with a large, central medallion in silver and gold depicting nude Mercury with caduceus.

Offering Bowl with a Medallion Depicting Mercury

Medium:
Silver and gold
Dimensions:
H. 3.2 cm; Diam. 17.3 cm (Diam. of foot 7.1 cm)
Context:
Berthouville, France
Date:
Roman, 100–200 CE
Inventory Number:
inv. 56.19
Lender:
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The Latin inscription, which was incised into the underside of the base of the bowl, reads:

SOLLEMNIS VO S

Translation: Sollemnis fulfilled his vow.