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Source Description
A patera is a shallow bowl used for rituals. Around the rim of the bowl is inscribed: ANIOVM (Shuthina, in reverse, meaning "sepulchral"), an inscription indicating the object was meant to be placed in a tomb. The handle is in the form of a muscular nude woman wearing a necklace and shoes who supports the edge of the bowl with her upraised arms. The ring below her feet is for suspension.
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Document identity
localId
12864
label
Patera with Figural Handle
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object
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Source metadata
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12864
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object
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normalized
title
Patera with Figural Handle
description
A patera is a shallow bowl used for rituals. Around the rim of the bowl is inscribed: ANIOVM (Shuthina, in reverse, meaning "sepulchral"), an inscription indicating the object was meant to be placed in a tomb. The handle is in the form of a muscular nude woman wearing a necklace and shoes who supports the edge of the bowl with her upraised arms. The ring below her feet is for suspension.
provenance
Browne and Forman Collections; W. H. Forman Collection Sale, London, 1899, no. 134; Henry Walters, Baltimore, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
4th-3rd century BCE (Late Classical-Hellenistic)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
paterae
bowls
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3
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3
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
37
height
19.7
depth
2.7
dimensionsRaw
14 9/16 x 7 3/4 x 1 1/16 in. (37 x 19.7 x 2.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Etruscan
inscriptions
[Translation] ANIOVM (Shuthina
in reverse
meaning ""sepulchral"")
med
bronze with traces of gilding
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6291
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ROM
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none
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photo
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