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.

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.