1.3.02026-09-27unguentariumRådata3102157objektStatens museer för världskultur - MedelhavsmuseetSMVK-MMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3102157NM Ant 2059Tall, ovoid-piriform body. Flat base. Tall, narrow neck, tapering slightly towards the base. Straight, lipless rim. Traces of paint on neck and body. Shallow, horizontal grooves down body. Fine, pale pinkish-brown fabric. Red paint.NM Ant 2059, Bequest of Mrs. Carolina Benedicks-Bruce, Visby, 1934, to the National Museum, Stockholm., 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., Mended. Slightly chipped. Much encrusted., H. 19; 0; max Ø body 6.2; Ø base 2.0; Ø rim 3.6-4.0.FörvärvadBenedicks-Bruce, CarolinaBrukadRomanÄgdNationalmuseum, Stockholmimage/jpeghttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/tn/3793180/representationhttps://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-mhm/web/image/zoom/3793181/representationhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/resurser/License#byKaneberg, OveStatens museer för världskulturhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/Photograph/3916549http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/3102157http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/3102157http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/3102157