Feeding Bottle
3rd-4th century CE
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.
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
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.
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