Bottle Item Number: M1.146 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Ceramic bottle made of light orange, fine-grained clay with a few scattered particles of white limestone and a large quantity of very fine silver mica. Hard-fired. Dark red-brown, mottled to grey-black slip, thin and matt. Flat, slightly raised base, oval shaped body, plain everted rim. Short, upward-pointing spout placed on shoulder. Graceful vertical strap handle, oval in cross-section, attached to rim and shoulder; rises well above the rim.
History Of Use
For feeding babies.
Item History
- Made in Athens, Greece during 401 BCE
- Owned by British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities) before March 1960
- Received from British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities) during March 1960
What
Who
- Culture
- Greek
- Previous Owner
- British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities)
- Received from
- British Museum (Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Athens, Greece
When
- Creation Date
- during 401 BCE
- Ownership Date
- before March 1960
- Acquisition Date
- during March 1960
Other
- Item Classes
- ceramics
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 96
- Accession Number
- 0038/0013