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🏛️ Ornamental disk 🍽️ Shallow dish
patera

patera

9.9
A round flat decoration with a carved flower-like shape used on buildings or furniture
  • noun
  • /ˈpætərə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : patera
  • The ancient temple's entrance was adorned with a beautifully carved patera above the doorway.

Examples

  • A bronze patera decorated the center of the ornate table in the palace hall.

  • Restorers carefully cleaned the marble patera to reveal its original intricate design.

  • The ancient temple featured a beautiful patera on the ceiling.

  • Many paterae were discovered during the archaeological dig.

  • The ancient temple's entrance was adorned with a beautifully carved patera above the doorway.

  • A bronze patera decorated the center of the ornate table in the palace hall.

  • Restorers carefully cleaned the marble patera to reveal its original intricate design.

Synonyms

paillette
vspatera
1 9.6

A small shiny disc that decorates clothes or crafts

is a decorative disk used on buildings, furniture, or metal pieces

How Decorative

patera
  • Specialized
9.9
rosette
3 6.9
medallion
  • US
12 6.7
stud
  • Specialized
11 6.1
boss
  • Specialized
32 9.3

Surface Forms

patera singular
paterae plural

Etymology

The word patera comes from Latin patera meaning 'shallow bowl' that people used in ceremonies, and the round, shallow shape was copied as a simple decoration on buildings and furniture. So a patera in architecture is like a small, flat dish turned into a decorative round disk.