Unguentarium
Unguentarium
Object name: Unguentarium
Date: 616-264 BC
Dimensions:
45 x 110 mm
Medium: Alabaster
Object number: C00528
DescriptionUnguentarium. Elongated white egg-shaped vessel with a small neck, and a lip surrounding the opening. These types of vessel were often used for the storage of perfume oils. It was found hanging against the wall of an Etruscan tomb.