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Paten (Met 1987.442.1)

Fifth- to sixth-century Byzantine silver and gilded-silver paten for the Eucharistic bread; its exterior monogram remains unidentified.

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Title: Paten
Date: 5th–6th century
Medium: Silver and gilded silver
Culture: Byzantine
Geography: Not asserted in archive
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Source record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art object 1987.442.1 ↗
Rights checked: 2026-09-11 · Public Domain

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Eucharistic VesselsPaten (Met 1987.442.1) —associated-with→ Eucharistic Vessels · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-782.PatenPaten (Met 1987.442.1) —exemplifies→ Paten · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-781.SilverPaten (Met 1987.442.1) —uses-material→ Silver · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-780.SilverPaten (Met 1987.442.1) ←evidence-for— Silver · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-833.

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