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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.216.1862
Title
Feeding Bottle
Other Titles
Former Title: Glass pitcher
Classification
Vessels
Work Type
vessel
Date
3rd-4th century CE
Period
Roman Imperial period
Culture
Roman
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/54194

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pale green glass
Technique
Free-blown glass
Dimensions
H. 10.9 x W. 8 x D. 7.3 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 x 2 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Oric Bates, Groton, MA (by 1977), loan; to the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (by 1977), transfer; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1977.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Transfer from the Department of the Classics, Harvard University, Loan from Oric Bates
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.216.1862
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Feeding bottle (askos); indented base, spherical body, flaring ring mouth, spout opens into interior of vessel, applied ribbon handle. Intact; minimal dirt, no iridescence.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Roman Domestic Art

Verification Level

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