, ▁with ▁bow ls ▁about ▁the ▁size ▁of ▁a ▁modern ▁dess ert ▁sp oon ▁and ▁short , ▁co iled ▁handles ▁ending ▁in ▁birds ' ▁heads . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁spo ons ▁bear ▁pag an ▁ins cri ptions ▁to ▁Fa un us , ▁a ▁minor ▁Roman ▁god ▁who ▁had ▁many ▁characteristics ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁the ▁Greek ▁Pan . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁over t ly ▁Christian ▁symbol ism ▁in ▁the ▁ho ard , ▁though ▁one ▁sp oon ▁is ▁decor ated ▁with ▁the ▁figure ▁of ▁a ▁fish , ▁which ▁can ▁often ▁be ▁an ▁ob lique ▁reference ▁to ▁Christian ity . ▁▁ ▁Bac ch ic ▁icon ography ▁is ▁obvious ▁in ▁the ▁group , ▁and ▁was ▁traditional ▁in ▁Roman ▁culture , ▁but ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁Roman ▁period , ▁many ▁Bac ch ic ▁mot ifs ▁were ▁adopted ▁and ▁given ▁new ▁interpret ations ▁by ▁Christians . ▁Nevertheless , ▁at ▁this ▁date , ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁century ▁AD , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁obst acle ▁to ▁placing ▁une qu iv oc ally ▁Christian ▁symbols ▁and ▁ins cri ptions ▁on ▁personal ▁poss essions , ▁so ▁that ▁their ▁absence ▁here ▁is ▁not ew orth y . ▁The ▁open ly , ▁and ▁probably ▁exclus ively , ▁pag an ▁icon ography ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁interesting ▁and ▁unusual ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁assemb lage . ▁ ▁The ▁dedic ations , ▁such ▁as ▁DE I FA V NI AV SE CI ▁( RI B ▁ 2 4 2 0 . 2 1 ) ▁( liter ally , ▁' of ▁the ▁God