Title: Vessel in the Shape of a Bear
Object type: Oil jar
Date: 3rd–4th century
Culture: Roman or Byzantine
Medium: Copper alloy, cast
Dimensions: Overall: 5 7/16 x 6 9/16 x 3 5/8 in. (13.8 x 16.7 x 9.2 cm)
chain length: 11 in. (28 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Copper alloy
Credit line: Edith Perry Chapman Fund, 1966
Geography: Made in possibly Rome   Italy      
Department: Medieval Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Bears