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Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Bottle in the Form of a Mother and Child

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Bottle in the Form of a Mother and Child

"Mother-and-child" bottles were made throughout the Eighteenth Dynasty. Their function is far from certain. One possible explanation is that they contained the milk of mothers who had recently delivered a male child. Medical texts frequently mention such milk as an effective remedy for a variety of ailments.

Medium: Steatite, glazed
Place Made: Egypt
Dimensions: 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, 19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 61.9
Credit Line: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Image: 3/4 right, 61.9_threequarter_right_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009

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