1.3.02026-11-08unguentarium, kärl, flaskaRådata3100176objektStatens museer för världskultur - MedelhavsmuseetSMVK-MMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3100176MM 1956:283Carinated rim; almost cylindrical neck, tapering downwards; horizontally ribbed, elongated body; tall, splaying base; irregularly shaped bottom. Buff clay; whitish slip; red paint on inside and outside of rim and on neck.An unguentarium (pl. unguentaria) is a small container, typically made of clay or glass, for oil and perfumes. They are mostly associated with Hellenistic and Roman contexts, especially as grave goods., MM 1956:283, Gift from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation., An unguentarium (pl. unguentaria) is a small container, typically made of clay or glass, for oil and perfumes. They are mostly associated with Hellenistic and Roman contexts, especially as grave goods. The so-called fusiform shape (from the Latin fusus, meaning “spindle”) is characteristic of Hellenistic unguentaria and is thought to have developed functionally from the lekythos. On the other hand, the so-called piriform shape (from the Latin pirus, meaning “pear”) is characteristic of the Roman era, especially the early Principate., Worn. Paint partly gone., H 12.5. Ø 3.5. Ø of base 3.2.BrukadHellenistic-Romanimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3771778/representationhttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3771779/representationhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#cc0SESAM-projektetUtgången upphovsrätthttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/3100176http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/3100176http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/3100176