Ca. 100 BC. A pottery unguentarium, crafted with exquisite care and precision. This vessel, with its elegant piriform lower body and slender tubular neck culminating in a delicately folded rim, stands upon a flat base that ensures its stability. A unguentarium was a small vessel used to store and dispense fragrant ointments and oils, which were highly valued in ancient times for their use in personal grooming and religious rituals. For a similar, see The British Museum, Museum number 1982,0729.18.Size: L:90mm / W:40mm ; 30gProvenance: Private London collection, B.A.; formerly in pre-2000 European collection.