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Vessel in the shape...
Vessel in the shape of a fish
Artist :
Anonyme
Model :
Poisson
Date : approx. between 300 and 600
Material : Copper alloy
Acquisition : Fletcher Fund (1962)
Art byzantin
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Byzance II
Center - Ground Floor
Item
21
on 33
Objets d'Art
Dishes (Récipient)
Vitrine : V02
Area related
Empire byzantin
Description
The stopper has a butterfly on the end as if the fish were feeding. The vessel may have been used to carry ointments to the public baths.
