A patera was a saucer-shaped Roman drinking vessel. In modern usage, it describes something similar to a shallow bowl or deep dish and may refer to:
Architecture Patera (architecture), an ornamental element.
Astronomy Patera (planetary nomenclature), an irregular crater, or a complex crater with scalloped edges on a celestial body.
People Patera Silk, fictional character in The Book of the Long Sun by Gene Wolfe Adolf Patera (1819-1894), Bohemian chemist, mineralogist and metallurgist Dennis Patera (b. 1945), American football player Francesco Patera (born 1993), Belgian professional boxer Jack Patera (1933–2018), former American football player and coach in the National Football League Jiří Patera, multiple people Ken Patera (b. 1942), retired professional wrestler, Olympic weightlifter, and Strongman competitor from Portland, Oregon Pavel Patera (b. 1971), professional ice hockey player from the Czech Republic Anthony Pateras (b. 1979), multidisciplinary musician in Melbourne, Australia Raúl Pateras Pescara de Castelluccio (1890-1966), marquis of Pateras-Pescara and an Argentine lawyer and inventor
Zoology Patera (gastropod), an American genus of snails
Other Uses A small decorative plate fixed to the base of a clock.