A ROMAN BRONZE PATERA

CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A ROMAN BRONZE PATERA
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
The circular bowl with an outsplayed, carinated rounded rim, centered by an omphalos, lathe-turned concentric circles on the interior, along the exterior shoulders and on the underside, the handle with scrolling tendrils at the join to the bowl, fluted along its length and terminating in the head of a ram, its fleece rendered as individual spirals, the ridged curving horns underslung, with a long muzzle, the nostrils and mouth articulated
13¾ in. (35 cm.) long

Provenance

with Hesperia Art, Philadelphia, 1968.
Dr. John Heysham Gibbon, Jr., Media, Pennsylvania.

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Lot Essay

John Heysham Gibbon, Jr. (1903-1973) was an American doctor recognized for his innovative work in the field of cardiology. He is credited for inventing the heart-lung machine, otherwise known as "the pump," used in cardiopulmonary bypass to temporarily take over the function of the heart and lungs during surgery. He performed the first successful open heart surgery with this invention on 6 May 1953 at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

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