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title: Unguentaria
author: Laura K.C. McCormack
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19283/unguentaria/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-08-06
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# Unguentaria

_Authored by [Laura K.C. McCormack](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/laura.d4b/)_

## Image File

[![Unguentaria](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19283.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19283.jpg)

## Image Caption

Unguentaria, found in La Alcudia, Elche, Spain, dated to c. 25 BCE to 50 CE. An unguentarium is a container with a long neck and a rounded body, which was used to hold ointments, perfumes, or cosmetic lotions. Unguentaria were also used as votives in tombs.

Museo Arqueologico y de Historia de Elche, Spain.

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## About the Author

I studied Greek and Roman Classics, earning a BA in Classics and Philosophy and an MA in Classics. I have worked on projects which include Life in Roman Britain, Roman Death and Grieving, Women in Ancient Rome, the Lives of Young People in Ancient Rome.

## Cite This Work

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