Greece / 500–400 BCE
Patera with Fluted Handle and Ram Head Finial
The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Patera with Fluted Handle and Ram Head Finial as metalwork (Greece · 500–400 BCE).
Ivy leaves, like the tiny example found under the patera's handle, were associated with wine and revelry.
A CLOSER LOOK
The museum identifies this metalwork as bronze.
The museum's collection notes: This patera is made from a shallow bronze dish attached to a fluted handle, terminating in a ram’s head. The ram’s head is realistically rendered through careful modeling and a high level of detail. Though the patera looks much like a modern frying pan, in antiquity it would have been used for pouring wine during important rituals.
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