Small Vase
Small Vase
- Medium:
- Silver
- Dimensions:
- H. 10.5 cm; Diam. 11 cm; Diam (of foot) 6.5 cm
- Context:
- Berthouville, France
- Date:
- Roman, 175–225 CE
- Inventory Number:
- inv. 56.35
- Lender:
- Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
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The Latin inscription, which was incised on the neck of the vase, reads:
MERCVRIO SACR MAXVMINVS CARATINI FI DSD
Translation: Sacred to Mercury, Maxuminus, the son of Caratinus, gave this from his own resources.