1.3.02026-10-18unguentarium, kärl, flaskaRådata3103880objektStatens museer för världskultur - MedelhavsmuseetSMVK-MMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3103880SHM 19580:0003Lower part of a tubular unguentarium in green glass. Round base and tall body, tapering upwards.SHM 19580:0003, Gift from Dir. E. Benedicks in 1931., 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., Rim missing. Has been mended. Fragile., H. 7.5 cm, W. 2.1 cm at base., GermanyFörvärvadStatens Historiska museumFunnenEuropa, Tyskland, Colognehttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-EM/name/1021079http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/3103880http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/3103880http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/3103880