Silver votive plaque

Unknown

late 2nd–3rd century CE · Silver · Greek and Roman Art

Similar votives, made of thin sheets of silver, cut and impressed to look like leaves or feathers, are known from many different provinces of the Roman Empire. They were pinned up in temples or shrines as votives to a variety of deities, who are usually named in a dedication. This example, however, is uninscribed, but the seated god can be identified as Pluto, God of the Underworld, because he is accompanied by the three-headed guard dog Cerberus.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Silver

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Norbert Schimmel, 1981