Terracotta patera (shallow bowl with handle), Hellenistic, late 4th–early 3rd century B.C., Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta, Overall: 2 1/2 x 10 3/4in. (6.4 x 27.3cm), Vases, Yellow-slipped pottery is unusual in Apulia but typically occurs in pairs of oinochoai and paterae. The jug served to pour liquids, and the patera was one of several shapes used for offerings. The handle of the patera is in the shape of a youth with hands raised; two rams form the transition to the bowl; and a ram's head appears below the youth's feet—a convention for bronze handles since the Archaic period
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Terracotta patera, shallow bowl, handle, Hellenistic, late 4th–early 3rd century B.C, Greek, South Italian, Apulian, Terracotta, Overall, 2 1/2 x 10 3/4in, 6.4 27.3cm, Vases, Yellow-slipped pottery, unusual, Apulia, typically occurs, pairs, oinochoai, paterae, jug served, pour liquids, patera, several shapes, offerings, shape, youth, hands raised, two rams, form, transition, bowl, ram, head, feet— convention, bronze handles, Archaic period
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