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NM Ant 1153 :: unguentarium

Object description: Fusiform unguentarium. Bulbous, piriform body. Defined shoulder. Short, slightly concave, hollowed stem. Flat base. Narrow, slightly flaring, average tall neck. Broad, sloping lip. Rough surface with occasional clay-spots. Fine, dark greyish-brown fabric.

Object description: 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.

Data elements
References (2)

Inventory number

NM Ant 1153

Serie nummer

Object

Object, Swedish

Material

Pottery; Clay; Earthenware

Material, Swedish

Acquisition

Deposited by the Royal Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, in the National Museum, Stockholm in 1886.07.05.

Description

Fusiform unguentarium. Bulbous, piriform body. Defined shoulder. Short, slightly concave, hollowed stem. Flat base. Narrow, slightly flaring, average tall neck. Broad, sloping lip. Rough surface with occasional clay-spots. Fine, dark greyish-brown fabric.; 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.

Period

Hellenistic-Roman

Name - Owner

Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Description: Nationalmuseum is a publicly owned cultural institution.Nationalmuseum%20is%20a%20publicly%20owned%20cultural%20institution.
Source - http: www.nationalmuseum.se, collections.smvk.se

Comments

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.

Keyword

pottery; vessel; lacrimarium; balsamarium; ceramics

PhotoNegNo

2113D

Height / Höjd

Diameter

body4,0 cm; 1,8 cm; 2,4 cm

Dimensions

H. 8.5; Ø body 4.0; Ø base 1.8; Ø rim 2.4.

Loan in - Current

Condition

Nearly complete. Chipped rim. Slightly encrusted.

Original register

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