Patera
Patera (Latin: patera) is a wide and deep vessel resembling a ladle or frying pan, used in antiquity for rituals, in everyday life and on campaigns. It was made of metal or ceramics. Found metal pateras often have a handle and resemble modern ladles.
Pateras were usually made of colored metals or alloys containing copper, silver or gold. Often the inner side was treated with tin plating. Pateras could be richly decorated with stamping, carved patterns, and covered with precious metals.
Silver patera. 17 cm, weight 133 gr. Found in Britain. It was stored in Paris, but was stolen, certificate number 10357-168736. 2-3 century AD.
Iron patera. 23.8 cm. Weight-258 g. Found in the British Isles. 1-2 century AD 
Bronze patera. Hermitage, St. Petersburg, 1-2 century ADRelated topics
Ancient military campaigns, Situla
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Silver patera from the treasure on Kerntnerstrasse, found in 1945, Vienna. 2nd century AD
Silver patera from the treasure on Kerntnerstrasse, found in 1945, Vienna. 2nd century AD
Silver patera from the treasure on Kerntnerstrasse, found in 1945, Vienna. 2nd century AD
Bronze patera. Capua. Diameter - 22 cm. The Hermitage Museum. # gr-5093. Entered in 1873. Mid-1st century AD
Bronze patera. University of Nottingham Museum. 1-3 century AD
Silver patera. Dimensions 7.4 x 20.6 x 11.2 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art. 200-300 AD
