Tablet with Dovetail Handles
![Photograph of a silver and gold tablet. The central portion, on which the Latin inscription appears, is square. Triangular dovetail handles are attached on the left and right sides.](https://isaw.nyu.edu/exhibitions/berthouville/objects/tablet/@@images/0770a3b2-57fd-4ae4-b954-86a24b8a7a20.png)
Tablet with Dovetail Handles
- Medium:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- H. 4.6 cm; W. 7.7 cm; Th. 0.3 cm
- Context:
- Berthouville, France
- Date:
- Roman, 100–225 CE
- Inventory Number:
- inv. 56.65
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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This tablet with dovetail handles (a tabula ansata) carries the following Latin inscription:
Q B S VSLM
Translation: Quintus B. S. fulfilled his vow willingly as merited.