Das Grabmonument des Flavius Agricola in Indianapolis (USA) und die Funktion der sogenannten Kasserollen

Abstract

From St. Peter’s in Rome originates the cinerarium of Flavius Agricola, dating to around 160 AD and now in the Museum of Art in Indianapolis (USA). The depiction of the deceased holds in his left hand a bowl with a flat handle. A similar bronze handle fragment from Gunthorpe (GB) displays a two-line, enamel inscription BEBE SESE, a misspelling of the latinised Greek BIBE ZHCEIC. Taken both together, they point to the drinking function of these vessels, which hitherto have been designated as »casseroles«.