Berthouville Treasure, Roman silver hoard in Berthouville, France.
The Berthouville Treasure is a collection of over one hundred silver objects from the Roman period, including ceremonial vessels, bowls, and drinking cups. These pieces were found near a Gallo-Roman sanctuary and display the metalwork skill of the time.
In March 1830, farmer Prosper Taurin discovered this collection while working his field near a Gallo-Roman sanctuary of Mercury. The hoard preserves knowledge about Roman religious practices in Gaul during the first century.
The collection shows how Roman and local beliefs mixed together through objects that were given to Mercury Canetonensis at a sanctuary. You can see in these pieces how provincial people blended their own gods with Roman worship.
The silver objects are permanently displayed at the Department of Coins, Medals, and Antiquities of the National Library of France in Paris. The collection is open to the public as part of the library's holdings and can be visited.
The collection includes a silver Skyphos decorated with centaurs that shows the highest level of Roman metalwork from the first century. This vessel is particularly valuable because it reveals the technical and artistic abilities of Roman craftspeople.
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