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THBRare Campanian Blackware Mammiform Baby Feeder
Lot 27
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Classical World, Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A fascinating pottery baby feeder presenting in the shape of a breast with a globular body capped by a conical knob intended to resemble a nipple, all enveloped in a lustrous black glaze. To feed her infant, an ancient mother would place her nipple in the annular opening on the base, grasping the feeding vessel by the loop-form handle that extends from the side, while the baby would then suck on the narrow tube that protrudes from the shoulder. The spherical body would then hold the milk for the baby until it was ready to eat, acting as a ceramic breast for the child. Incised vertical lines further adorn the exterior, accentuating the elegant curvaceousness of its form. Size: 4.4" Diameter x 3.1" H (11.2 cm x 7.9 cm)
Although wet nursing was the alternative feeding method of choice for infants in the past, artificial feeding devices are also known. These came in all shapes and sizes, with this being quite an elegant example of form and function. Initially, archaeologists believed that objects like these were used for filling oil lamps, but residue analysis found casein from animal's milk in them. Unfortunately, pottery feeders were difficult to clean, leading to bacterial build up and studies on skeletal remains suggest that up to one third of infants given animal's milk died.
Cf. Ackland Museum of Art at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 91.93 and Anderson Pierson Museum in Amsterdam, APM08772.
Provenance: private Dodge collection, Superior, Colorado, USA, acquired in 2000; ex-Massachusetts, USA collection
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
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#170597Some minor restoration to base and rim of spout. Handle reattached with break line visible. Small hairline surface fissure above handle. Chip to tip of knob. Expected nicks in areas. Otherwise, excellent with lovely iridescence to glaze.Condition
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