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Salt cellar with an inscription from Horace

Unknown1907

Cracow Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka

Cracow Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka
Wieliczka, Poland

On the lid of the salt cellar there is an inscription: "Beatus ille cui paternum splendet in mensa tenui salinum". The words from Horace's song and the date and initials (on the bottom of the vessel) suggest that it was a wedding gift.

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  • Title: Salt cellar with an inscription from Horace
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1907
  • Location Created: Germany
Cracow Saltworks Museum in Wieliczka

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