Feeding Bottle of antiquity

Feeding Bottle of antiquity

Unique worldwide collection of handmade ceramics from the art and science gallery

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Artist: Th. Kotsigiannis, E. Gerontara, C. Franteskos. Perhaps the best potters and painters in the world with absolute specialization in ancient Greek pottery

Feeding Bottle / Little Pig-guttus – tintinnabula (drop) – (IV cent. a.C)
For the first time in global merchandise, a unique masterpiece of ancient period is offered in our e shop. It is a called guttus – tintinnabula (drop) and was constructes 2.400 years ago in Manduria (Taranta of Italy) by Mesapians. It was discovered by archeologists in May of 2013 at the same area.

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Beside the use of biberon, it was propably used as a toy.
…searching the invisible thread that joining the world of our knowledge …
If you can feel all the ancient history of biberon then you could easilly witness the glow of the mother as she stares at the most beautifull child of the world, her’s. The method of construction is ths same for 2.400 years.
Out guttus is constructed by the most capable craftsmen of ceramic in the whole world, respecting totally the infance and the maternity love.

A. Glazed Feeder With Strainer 700 – 675 BC
Built by entirely by hand in 2016 in Athens by the world-renowned creator Kotsigiannis.
The seventh century BC is a time founded the Human rights for all mankind. Thales, Sappho, Draco, Numa Pompilius in Rome and Esarhaddon was a king of Assyria. Their works pretty much known. But in the shelter of your imagination you may not faked images of their daily life, because you miss the utilitarian aspects of their everyday life.
Part of this gap fills this bottle – game, a unique and first published in the world, the artandsciencegallery.com, artwork.

A. What was playing and how he grew Thales and Sappho?
The seventh century BC is the time when Human Rights is founded. Great figures such as Thales, Sappho, the Dragon, the Numa Pompilius in Rome and Esarhaddon who was a king of Assyria share the same fame. Their works pretty much known. But in the shelter of your imagination you may not be able to createimages of their daily life because you miss the utilitarian aspects of their everyday life.
Part of this gap fills this bottle – game, a unique and first published in the world, the artandsciencegallery.com, artwork.
We tried to show all due respect to the innocent baby’s eyes. The result vindicated

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History of the project
The project found almost intact during the course of work on the Metro opening in Athens
The handle and spout have been mended. Small part of the rim restored. The decoration of the main body is organized in two zones. The back of the handle is decorated with an “hour – glass” motif (mine: Geometric stylised hour glass motif, in black with yellow sand, isolated on a white background)

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Β. glazed feeder 430 – 420 BC
This unique project was built in 430 workshops e.g. in Athens near Kerameikos in the same area that was constructed and our copy 2016. The 430 broke the plague in Athens which Pericles died. At City was Hippocrates and assistance is important. In the area of the ancient cemetery of Kerameikos, they have discovered a mass grave and almost 1,000 individual graves which date between 430 and 426 BC At the same time and in exactly the same area was constructed and this little item to give life to children
This is a simple and direct bottle construction. Destined poorly homes for babies who have not had the chance to ‘have the riches, as were most indeed.
With a little goodwill, you would see the tears of the mother, which, perhaps, be forced to feed the child with it and give the milk from her breasts to his master infant
Built by entirely by hand in 2016 in Athens by the world-renowned creator Kotsigiannis. with respect to the innocent eyes of the baby, who looked and divine grace of mother who held it.

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b. Simple
somewhat so was the Feeding Bottle in the time of Christ
Simple and poor part construction
Our painter, Eugenia Gerontara used modern colours, combining fantasy and creative freedom, as few information’s are saved concerning the construction of feeder bottles
Product Description
study – diligence: George Damianos
creation plans: Art and science  gallery.com
design material: ceramic (hand made)
artist: Eugenia Gerontara
dimensions: a. 13 x13cm / b. 19×8 cm
edition year: 2016
prototype year: 1st a.C
based on: Archaeological museum of Athens
copyright all over the world: Art and science gallery.com

Unique exhibit. Worked by hand. They attributed all the details of the original. (colors, form, etc.)

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Bibliografia
Bologa V.L. : Gutti romane din sticla .Bucarest,1960
Gourevitch D.: Biberons Romains, forms et noms. 1989
Huttmann A.: Gutti der Romerzeit etc. Bucarest,1970
Sanesi L. Mastrocinque : Filiaci e gutti a rilievo.1983
Tubbs F.: Romans infant feeling bottles.1947
Montinaro C., Ferrante A.: La storia del poppatoio. Grand’angolo di Edit-Symposia, 2000

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