Name: Spouted Juglet/Feeder
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Description: H. 7.9cm, max. diam. 6.3cm. Piece of the rim lost. Reddish-brown fine clay and lustrous glaze. Globular body, small base and a thin neck flaring outwards to the rim. The vertical ridged handle extends from the body to the underside of the rim. Spout at a right angle to the handle. Reddish-brown lustrous glaze covers the upper half of the jug, including the spout, handle, neck and rim. The foot and lower section of the body are left plain apart from what appear to be drips of glaze from the upper section. Incised, randomly spaced lines around body.
Date: Early 3rd century B.C.
Discussion: This type of juglet is often described as a feeder as the position of the spout, at a right angle to the handle rather than opposite makes it an ideal shape to serve as a baby's feeding bottle. Cf. shape J.P. Morel Cèramique Campanienne (1981) type 5811b1. Italian, possibly Campanian.