Silver Dish
This silver dish, found with the patera in this case (47.100.29), was worked on a lathe to create the decorative concentric circles on its interior. Its precise function is unclear. Objects of this type have appeared among sixth-century church vessels in the Byzantine east, where they were used as patens to carry the Eucharist. A similar example is depicted on a fourth-century sarcophagus from Rome, which shows the dish being used for hand-washing.
Artwork Details
- Title: Silver Dish
- Date: 3rd century
- Geography: Made in Gaul
- Culture: Late Roman
- Medium: Silver
- Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. (3.5 x 18.4 cm)
- Classification: Metalwork-Silver
- Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1947
- Object Number: 47.100.28
- Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters
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