Plate with a Hunting Scene and Bacchic Motifs
![Photograph of a silver plate with a central medallion bearing a hunting scene, surrounded by an incised Latin text. The plate's rim is decorated with animals, buildings, and other objects.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/berthouville/objects/plate-56-15/@@images/52353d32-43e0-45c0-9bd1-46e9d56cfe5a.png)
Plate with a Hunting Scene and Bacchic Motifs
- Medium:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- Diam. 35.5 cm
- Context:
- Berthouville, France
- Date:
- Roman, 100–225 CE
- Inventory Number:
- inv. 56.15
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Tahnee Cracchiola © Getty-BnF
The Latin inscription incised around the medallion in the center of the plate reads:
DEO MERCVRIO KANETONNESSI G PROPERT SECVNDVS VSLM
Translation: To the god Mercury Kanetonnessis, Gaius Propertius Secundus fulfilled his vow willingly as merited.