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Feeding Bottle

3rd-4th century CE

Feeding bottle (askos); indented base, ovoid body, long straight neck, narrow mouth, small spout that opens into interior of vessel. Intact; covered in patches of opaque accretions and generally yellow-green iridescence.

Classificaiton: Isings, form 99.

Period

Roman Imperial period

Date

3rd-4th century CE

Culture

Roman

Dimensions

D: 16.00 cm

Medium

Yellow-green glass

Museum

Harvard Art Museums

Accession Number

1977.216.1860

Image Source

harvard

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