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Baby feeder
Baby feeder
Baby feeder
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Baby feeder

Maker
Date5th-4th century B.C.E.
GeographyItaly, Europe
MediumTerracotta
Dimensionsoverall: 3 3/8 in. x 3 1/2 in. x 3 1/4 in. (8.6 cm x 8.9 cm x 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Edythe Kumin Shulman (Class of 1932)
Object number1986.204
Status
On view
RightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
More Information

Vase and Vessel Shapes and Their Uses 

Ancient potters produced vessels in many shapes and sizes according to their intended functions. Ceramic vessels such as the amphora or hydria played a role in the storage and transportation of water while others were designated for the important task of preparing and drinking wine. While the krater was used to mix wine and water, the kyathos was used to ladle, the oichonoe to pour, and the kylix and skyphos to drink wine. Smaller vessels like the lekythos are more associated with oil, used primarily for anointing the body and particularly in ceremonial funerary contexts. Vessels for personal use, such as the alabastron, aryballos, and exaleiptron, held oils, perfumes, and cosmetics, while the pyxis and lekanis typically held jewelry and cosmetics. The decorations and scenes found on these vessels are often related directly to their use.
Vase: Young couple/matrons
Greek
Vase: Young couple/matrons
Hellenistic period, 3rd century B.C.E.
Object number: 1967.11
Lekanis
Greek
Lekanis
Classical period, late 5th century B.C.E.
Object number: 1973.58a-b
Pyxis and lid
Greek
Pyxis and lid
4th century B.C.E.
Object number: 1973.57
Black-figure amphora: Dionysus and maenads/Wedding scene
Greek
Black-figure amphora: Dionysus and maenads/Wedding scene
Archaic period, late 6th century B.C.E.
Object number: 1973.56
Molded Vessel
Greek
Molded Vessel
4th-3rd century B.C.E.
Object number: 1986.215
Pyxis
Greek
Pyxis
7th century B.C.E.
Object number: 1950.22.3
Aryballos with a Winged Panther
Greek
Aryballos with a Winged Panther
Early Corinthian, late 7th century B.C.E.
Object number: 1915.5
Cup
Greek
Cup
Archaic period, 6th-5th century B.C.E.
Object number: 1986.198
Mug
Greek
Mug
Late Geometric period, 760-740 B.C.E.
Object number: 1929.1
Skyphos
Greek
Skyphos
Corinthian period, 7th century B.C.E.
Object number: 1919.4
Pyxis
Greek
Pyxis
Corinthian period, 600-575 B.C.E.
Object number: 1950.22c
Kothon
Greek
Kothon
7th-6th century B.C.E.
Object number: 1950.22a