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"Greek Lecythus, Good Style. Patera, Late Style." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

Lecythus

"Greek Lecythus, Good Style. Patera, Late Style." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893

The Antique Patera Medusa Head design comes from the center of a dish. It is a Roman design.

Antique Patera Medusa Head

The Antique Patera Medusa Head design comes from the center of a dish. It is a Roman design.

"The patera was a broad and comparatively shallow bowl used for libations, and also for drinking out of at banquets. The following cut gives a front and side view of a bronze patera found at Pompeii." — Anthon, 1891

Patera

"The patera was a broad and comparatively shallow bowl used for libations, and also for drinking out…

"A round plate or dish. The paterae of the most common kind were small plates of the common red earthenware, on which an ornamental pattern was drawn, and which were sometimes entirely black. The more valuable paterae were metallic, being chiefly of bronze but every family, raised above poverty, possessed one of silver, together with a silver salt-cellar. The preceding cut exhibits a highly ornamented patera, made of bronze. The view of the upper surface is accompanied by a sideview, showing the form and depth of the vessel." — Smith, 1873

Patera

"A round plate or dish. The paterae of the most common kind were small plates of the common red earthenware,…

This Antique Patera has a lip and is made out of bronze. It is a larger spoon shaped vessel or handled dish typically used for religious purposes.

Antique Patera

This Antique Patera has a lip and is made out of bronze. It is a larger spoon shaped vessel or handled…