1.3.02026-09-06unguentarium, miniatureRådata3104797objektStatens museer för världskultur - MedelhavsmuseetSMVK-MMFöremålhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/3104797NM Ant 1101Flattened base. Pear-shaped body. Indraw between body and neck. Cylindrical neck. Green glass.NM Ant 1101, Fel. Är en lampa av lera i inv. (kommentar från Nationalmuseum 2015:1), 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., Upper neck missing., H. 4.6 cm.ÄgdNationalmuseum, Stockholmhttp://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/html/3104797http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/xml/3104797http://kulturarvsdata.se/SMVK-MM/objekt/rdf/3104797