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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.
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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
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