Patera (architecture)

In architecture, patera (pl. paterae) is an ornamental circular or elliptical bas-relief disc.^[1]^[2] The patera is usually used to decorate friezes and walls, and to interrupt moldings.^[3] Patera is also used in furniture-making. It can be carved, incised, inlaid, or even painted.^[4]^[5]

^ "Fragment of Roman frieze(?) enrichment: a patera with a floral centre". CollectionsOnline. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^ Saylor, Henry H. (1994). Dictionary of Architecture. John Wiley & Sons. p. 128. ISBN 9780471756019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^ Parker, John Henry (1845). A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic Architecture. J.H. Parker. p. 274. Retrieved 3 September 2019. patera architecture.
^ Furniture, Mackinnon Fine (6 August 2019). "The ABCs of Decorative Arts: Patera". The Source. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^ "Patera and Paterae". Lynn Byrne. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[1] "Fragment of Roman frieze(?) enrichment: a patera with a floral centre". CollectionsOnline. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[2] Saylor, Henry H. (1994). Dictionary of Architecture. John Wiley & Sons. p. 128. ISBN 9780471756019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[3] Parker, John Henry (1845). A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic Architecture. J.H. Parker. p. 274. Retrieved 3 September 2019. patera architecture.

[4] Furniture, Mackinnon Fine (6 August 2019). "The ABCs of Decorative Arts: Patera". The Source. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[5] "Patera and Paterae". Lynn Byrne. 28 May 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

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