Cleveland Museum of Art

Patera with Fluted Handle and Ram Head Finial

Date

500–400 BCE

Medium

bronze

Culture

Greece

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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. Ivy leaves, like the tiny example found under the patera's handle, were associated with wine and revelry.

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