Bronze patera (shallow bowl with handle)

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early 1st century CE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

This finely worked and ornate vessel was used for serving food or drink at dinner parties or for pouring libations at religious ceremonies. Such high-quality bronze paterae often have a wolf or ram's head finial to the handle.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 1st century CE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989