Clay Patera / Phiale – Libation Bowl

You can buy roman patera for only $15! Clay Libation Bowl was used by ancient Romans (Patera) and Greeks (Phiale) during rituals to give offerings of wine, honey, or milk to the Gods. It often has a bulbous indentation in the center underside to facilitate holding it. It typically has no handles and no feet.

A common offering would have been wine mixed with water, this wine would be decanted from a jug or flagon into the phiale and then poured onto the ground an offering to the Gods.  Any remaining wine may then have been drunk by the worshipper.

Called the ‘navel’ or ‘omphalos’ this style of clay patera is sometimes referred to as a mesomphalic phiale.

Measurements: 14.5 cm / 5.7 inches diameter, 4 cm / 1.6 inches high.

Weight: 400 grams / 0.88 pounds.

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