Platter with a Fish 4th–5th century Late Roman In his great encyclopedia, the first-century Roman writer Pliny reports that tin plating, as seen on this platter, was invented by the Gauls. It was no doubt employed in this case to emulate silver. Numerous Gallic platters, both silver and tinned, with a fish engraved in the center still survive. The fish may have had Christian significance, but it is just as likely that it was strictly a decorative Platter with a Fish 468192

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