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MME 2017:349 :: unguentarium [?]

Object description: Unguentarium (?) of grey clay. Piriform body with a pointed base. Marked shoulder and a short, slightly concave neck ending in a splaying lip.

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.

Inventory number

MME 2017:349

Object

unguentarium [?]

Country - Findspot

Egypt : Africa

Country, Swedish - Findspot

Egypten

Geographic name, alternative

Alexandria

Material

Clay; Terracotta; Pottery

Material, Swedish

Keramik

Acquisition

Description

Period

Hellenistic-Roman

Name - Acquired from

Göransson, C. Emil

Description: Pietro Pugioli, born 1831, dead 1902, collector who lived in Alexandra. His collections have been scattered all over the world to museums in New York, Cairo, Bologna and Vienna.

Keyword

pottery; vessel; ceramics

Height / Höjd

7,2 cm

Diameter

3,6 cm

Original register

Egypt

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