Georgian National Museum in the context of "Patera"

โญ In the context of classical antiquity, the Georgian National Museum houses a collection of artifacts including both *paterae* and *phialae*. Considering their function and origin, how are these two types of vessels primarily distinguished?

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โญ Core Definition: Georgian National Museum

The Georgian National Museum (Georgian: แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒก แƒ”แƒ แƒแƒ•แƒœแƒฃแƒšแƒ˜ แƒ›แƒฃแƒ–แƒ”แƒฃแƒ›แƒ˜, romanized: sakartvelos erovnuli muzeumi) unifies several leading museums in Georgia.The museum was established within the framework of structural, institutional, and legal reforms aimed at modernizing the management of the institutions united within this network, and at coordinating research and educational activities. Since its formation on December 30, 2004, the Museum has been directed by professor David Lordkipanidze.

The Georgian National Museum integrates the management of the following museums:

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๐Ÿ‘‰ Georgian National Museum in the context of Patera

In the material culture of classical antiquity, a patera (Latin pronunciation: [หˆpatษ›ra]) or phiale (Ancient Greek: ฯ†ฮนฮฌฮปฮท [pสฐi.รก.lษ›ห]) is a shallow ceramic or metal libation bowl. It often has a bulbous indentation (omphalos, "belly button") in the center underside to facilitate holding it, in which case it is sometimes called a mesomphalic phiale. It typically has no handles, and no feet.

Although the two terms may be used interchangeably, particularly in the context of Etruscan culture, phiale is more common in reference to Greek forms, and patera in Roman settings. The form should be distinguished from a drinking cup with handles, and often a stem, of which the most common type is called a kylix, and a circular platter with a pair of C-handles is not a patera, though a few paterae have single long straight handles (see trulla below).

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Georgian National Museum in the context of Art Museum of Georgia

The Art Museum of Georgia (AMG) (Georgian: แƒกแƒแƒฅแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒ•แƒ”แƒšแƒแƒก แƒฎแƒ”แƒšแƒแƒ•แƒœแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ˜แƒก แƒ›แƒฃแƒ–แƒ”แƒฃแƒ›แƒ˜, sak'art'velos khelovnebis muzeumi), alternatively known as Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts, is one of the leading museums in the country of Georgia. Falling under the umbrella of the Georgian National Museum, AMG is located near Freedom Square, Tbilisi and possesses around 140,000 items of Georgian, Oriental, Russian, and other European art.

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Georgian National Museum in the context of David Lordkipanidze

David Otaris dze Lordkipanidze (Georgian: แƒ“แƒแƒ•แƒ˜แƒ— แƒšแƒแƒ แƒ—แƒฅแƒ˜แƒคแƒแƒœแƒ˜แƒซแƒ”; born 5 August 1964, in Tbilisi) is a Georgian anthropologist and archaeologist, Professor (2004), Dr.Sc. (2002), Corresponding Member of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences (2009), and since 2004 the General Director of the Georgian National Museum (GNM). He is a son of the archaeologist Otar Lordkipanidze.

David Lordkipanidze is best known for his discovery of the hominin fossil, first named Homo georgicus, but later reclassified as Homo erectus. Conducting excavation at Dmanisi in Georgia, he found skulls of an early hominin thought to be a precursor of Homo erectus. Subsequently, four fossil skeletons were found, showing a species still with primitive features in its skull and upper body but with relatively advanced spines and lower limbs, providing greater mobility. They represent a stage soon after the transition from Homo habilis to Homo erectus, and have been dated at 1.8 million years before the present.

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← Patera ← Art Museum of Georgia ← David Lordkipanidze
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