Paten from the beginning of "The Dark Ages" A Paten - a plate used for holding the bread during the Eucharist - made of a mineral called Serpentine with inlaid gold fish and jewelled rim. The inner …More
Paten from the beginning of "The Dark Ages"
A Paten - a plate used for holding the bread during the Eucharist - made of a mineral called Serpentine with inlaid gold fish and jewelled rim. The inner plate with the fish is Roman (1st century BC or AD; ) and the jewelled rim Frankish - from the court of Charles the Bald (second half of the 9th century). Serpentine, gold, glass and gems.
A Paten - a plate used for holding the bread during the Eucharist - made of a mineral called Serpentine with inlaid gold fish and jewelled rim. The inner plate with the fish is Roman (1st century BC or AD; ) and the jewelled rim Frankish - from the court of Charles the Bald (second half of the 9th century). Serpentine, gold, glass and gems.
