Friday, April 20, 2007

Infant Feeding Pot - ca. 300 B. C.


Item no. 13

Infant Feeding Pot
ca. 300 B.C.

Acquisition history:
Gift of Mrs. Nina Drake

Fabric:
Pottery
Decoration:
Horizontal bands - red and black, with free-form black decoration on spout and handle.
Measurements:
• Height to top of handle: 6"
• Height to rim: 4 9/10"
• Diam. at widest pt.: 4"
• Height of spout (from base to tip): 3 8/10"
• Length of spout (approx.): 1 2/10"
• Diam. of top (at widest pt. of course!): 2 2/10"
• Diam. of base: 1 6/10"

Notes: Found on the Island of Cyprus.