[1] It was part of a hoard discovered by a local in a field near the parish church in Isola Rizza in the winter of 1873.
Besides the dish, the hoard contained six silver spoons, two silver and gold disc fibulae with filigree, a belt clasp and three golden belt fittings.
[1] The relief medallion of the dish shows a heavy cavalryman charging one infantryman while leaping over a fallen one.
The cavalryman wears a Spangenhelm-style helmet and lamellar armour, and is wielding a contus (long spear).
He is most likely a Germanic or Alan mercenary in Byzantine service,[2] possibly a cataphract.