Feeding bottle in the shape of a swan, Roman, 199 BCE-500 CE

Made:
199 BCE-500 CE in Roman Empire
Earthenware feedingt bottle in the form of a Swan, Roman

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Earthenware feedingt bottle in the form of a Swan, Roman
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Earthenware feeding bottle in the form of a Swan, Roman

Containers used to nurse infants are among the most ancient containers found by archaeologists. This earthenware bottle fed milk or water to babies and infants.

The swan is a Greek and Roman symbol for love. Zeus changed into a swan to seduce a queen he was in love with.

Details

Category:
Classical & Medieval Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A660339
Materials:
earthenware
type:
feeding bottle