Bidspirit auction | ROMAN SILVER PATERA

ROMAN SILVER PATERA - Ca. 1st century AD.A beautiful silver patera featuring a deep body with gently sloping sides, a rounded rim, and a flaring handle terminating with pointed finials. The handle of the dish is adorned with intricate engravings of mythological scenes, depicting a large amphora with tendrils coming out of it above a portrait of Dionysus. The god is flanked by six-petaled flowers and further bird heads. Pateras were commonly used in the ritual of libation, where wine or other offerings were poured out to honour the gods. For similar see: Christie’s Antiquities (8 June 2012), Lot 199.Size: L:80mm / W:240mm ; 360gProvenance: Property of European collector Marcus Prill, Belgium, 2001. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.