Terracotta feeding bottle

3rd century BCE

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 162

The vase is in the form of a miniature Hadra hydria. It was probably made in Crete and may have been used as a feeding bottle for infants.

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Title: Terracotta feeding bottle
Period: Hellenistic
Date: 3rd century BCE
Culture: Greek
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H. 5 3/16 in. (13.2 cm)
diameter 3 3/16 in. (8 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1971
Object Number: 1971.11.18
Curatorial Department: Greek and Roman Art

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