

| Date : approx. between 200 and 400
Material : Copper alloy Acquisition : Edith Perry Chapman Fund (1966)
| Item 22 on 33 Objet(s) d'Art Dishes
Vitrine : V02
Area related Empire byzantin
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 | Description |  |
The bear was a popular animal in exhibitions and circus acts. The vessel may have been used to carry ointments to the public baths. It would have filled trough the hinged opening at the back of the bear's neck and emptied through its mouth.
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