Antiquities - ancient Roman pottery patera

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Roman pottery patera

Ł50

A pottery patera vessel with a single loop handle. This type of shallow dish was used for pouring libations at altars and other places of sacrifice.

Roman, c. 1st Century AD

Crack on one side and part of rim repaired.

Size: 16.7 x 4 cms

Acquired in the late 19th or early 20th Century. Probably collected by the archaeologist, architect and author Arthur E. Henderson FSA, FRIBA, RBA.