Perfume bottle, glass
Production date
30 BCE-395 CE
Country
Egypt
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Object detail
Description
Transparent, pale green, blown glass perfume bottle. Flat base, consistently broad body, with short indented neck, rising to an outflared folded lip. Frosting, iridescence and discolouration.
Classification
ARCHAEOLOGY Egyptian
Production date
30 BCE-395 CE
Measurements
L43mm x W35mm x D35mm
Media/Materials description
Glass
History and use
A persons’ personality and identity can be communicated daily through three components: sight – visual cues of what people choose to wear; sound – the clinking together of accessories; and smell – pleasing scents of a person. Smell is one of the strongest senses, inducing memories, associations and powerful emotions. Perfumes and scented oils were used to heighten attractiveness, and communicate wealth, status and nature of the person. Available in solid or liquid forms, they were used in all aspects of daily life, including sports events, banquets, medicines, rituals, offerings to the gods and the deceased. Perfume containers are as varied as the scents they contained.
Associated person
Registration number
E40122.1
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