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Bronze patera (shallow bowl with handle)

early 1st century CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 166
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.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bronze patera (shallow bowl with handle)
  • Period: Early Imperial, Augustan, probably
  • Date: early 1st century CE
  • Culture: Roman
  • Medium: Bronze
  • Dimensions: Other: 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm)
  • Classification: Bronzes
  • Credit Line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
  • Object Number: 1989.281.87
  • Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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