EditorialSpindle-Shaped Unguentarium, Roman, An unguentarium (plural unguentaria) was a small bottle used to store balms or scented oils (unguents)., Glass, Classical Roman, Antiquities, Ancient Civilisations, Bottle, Antiquities, Europe.
EditorialFragmentary offering list with mention of unguents and incense; meat, bread, wine; and beer, fowl and desserts. The queen's name is at the lower left., Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, reign of Mentuhotep II, ca. 20512030 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Theb...
EditorialA Roman lady's boudoir - slaves (cosmetae) hold a mirror, dress her hair and hold trays of makeup and unguents. Woodcut engraving by Gabry from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialOintment jar inscribed with the name of Pepi I, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 6, ca. 2289?2255 B.C., From Egypt, Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), H. 15 cm (5 7/8 in); greatest diam. 13 cm (5 1/8 in), This ointment jar was probably valued more for its inscriptio...
EditorialTerracotta squat alabastron (jar), Late Helladic IIIB, ca. 13th century B.C., Mycenaean, Terracotta, H. approx. 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.), Vases, It has been suggested that this vessel shape was used primarily to contain honey or unguents.
EditorialA Roman lady's boudoir - slaves (cosmetae) hold a mirror, dress her hair and hold trays of makeup and unguents. Woodcut engraving by Gabry from Eugene Rimmel's The Book of Perfumes, London, Chapman and Hall, 1865.
EditorialThe Muse Casket, Late Roman, 4th century. Unusual domed silver casket; panels around the scalloped body of the casket bear repouss? figures of eight of the nine Muses. They can be distinguished by their costumes and individual attributes; for example, ...