A patera (reverse, right, under the lituus) as cult instrument, in this coin celebrating the pietas of the Roman Emperor Herennius Etruscus.
The word 'patera' has various meanings: Image File history File links Herennius Etruscus, as Caesar, Æ sestertius. ... Image File history File links Herennius Etruscus, as Caesar, Æ sestertius. ... A lituus (Latin for crozier) is a spiral in which (in polar coordinates) the angle is inversely proportional to the square of the radius. ... Pietas, as virtue of the Roman Emperor Herennius Etruscus, celebrated with the instruments of cult, such as patera and lituus. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Quintus Herennius Etruscus Messius Decius (c. ...
A patera was a broad, shallow dish used for drinking, primarily in a ritual context such as a libation.
Patera (pl. paterae) is used in astrogeology to refer to shallow craters with irregular, sometimes scalloped rims.
A Patera (plural pateras) is, in architecture, a shallow circular decorative element, typically found on walls or at the junction of straight decorative elements such as ceiling coffers.
In the Spanish language, a patera is a type of boat. In current usage it refers to any of the floating devices used by Africanpeople smugglers to transport illegal immigrants from Africa to Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands (more recently also to Gran Canaria and Tenerife) or across the Strait of Gibraltar to Andalusia. The poor state of the boats, overcrowding, and lack of sea experience often result in massive drownings. Patera operators have been known to intentionally throw their passengers overboard if they need to flee the coast guard.
In the Greek language, patera means "father."
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In July 2003, the Portable Antiquities Scheme in the U.K. announced the discovery by amateur metal detectorists in the county of Staffordshire of a well-preserved, enameled alloy pan (or patera), which was inscribed with a text of geographical importance.
This so-called “Moorlands patera” or “Staffordshire cup” is one of three extant examples of inscribed cups from the Roman imperial era — perhaps commemorative souvenirs — carrying the names of certain western forts along Hadrian’s Wall.
The second example is known to scholars as the “Amiens patera” (or, the “Amiens skillet”) on account of its 1949 findspot in France.
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