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A Tettina (plural: tettinae), sometimes called a tettine, is a type of Roman ceramic vessel, traditionally thought to have been used as an infant feeding bottle.[1]
Form and use
[edit]Tettinae are usually made from ceramic and have a small spout and, sometimes, a handle.[2] A 2025 study of this pottery type from Roman Britain by Kayt Hawkins identified 120 examples.[1] A further three glass examples were identified, one from the Lankhills cemetery at Venta Belgarum[3] and two in Colchester. Ceramic examples in Britain are usually made from locally sources fabrics.[1]
Some organic residue analysis undertaken on the vessels shows that contain a variety of different fats, rather than only dairy fats, and so they were probably used for a variety of purposes.[1] They retain a strong archaeological association with infant burials.
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Hawkins, Kayt (2025). "The Ceramic 'Infant Feeding' Vessels of Roman Britain". Childhood in the Past. 18 (1): 4–19. doi:10.1080/17585716.2025.2478734.
- ↑ Hawking, Kayt; Beaumont, Julia; Redfearn, Rebecca (30 May 2023). "Baby bottles from Roman London". Museum of London. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ Cool, Hilary E.M. (2010). "Objects of Glass, Shale, Bone and Metal (Except Nails)". The Late Roman Cemetery at Lankhills Winchester. Excavations 2000-2005. Oxford Archaeology. pp. 266–309.