<![CDATA[One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass.]]>One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. It was used to hold ointment or perfume.
Found in a burial in Cologne. Dating late 2nd/early 3rd century AD.

πŸ“·οΈ RΓΆmisch-Germanisches Museum KΓΆln

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]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/116911313096581133https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://helvede.net/users/jwcph/statuses/116911313096581133Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:44:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. on Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:40:19 GMT]]>@ninawillburger Wonderful. Thanks for sharing this.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116911296977121814https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/CiaraNi/statuses/116911296977121814Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:40:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:01:46 GMT]]>@ll1t πŸ˜‚ @lavaeolus

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.anoxinon.de/users/ninawillburger/statuses/116909022024269025https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.anoxinon.de/users/ninawillburger/statuses/116909022024269025Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:01:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:48:12 GMT]]>@ninawillburger Roman flattery: "You smell like a pig out of its arse"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hessen.social/users/dadigi/statuses/116907553090519984https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hessen.social/users/dadigi/statuses/116907553090519984Sun, 12 Jul 2026 14:48:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:46:44 GMT]]>@ninawillburger My neighbour has pigs. Therefore, I'm fascinated about the status of pigs, especially in connection with perfume. πŸ˜‰πŸ™Š

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/NatureMC/statuses/116906839548688590https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/NatureMC/statuses/116906839548688590Sun, 12 Jul 2026 11:46:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:02:39 GMT]]>@ninawillburger @ShaulaEvans Oh my heavens. That is absolutely wonderful. I need someone to sell reproductions!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/GinevraCat/statuses/116906430265176175https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.community/users/GinevraCat/statuses/116906430265176175Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:02:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:24:29 GMT]]>@ninawillburger

This pig could fly, the loops on the back are for wings attachment...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/appassionato/statuses/116906280177926974https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/appassionato/statuses/116906280177926974Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:24:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:13:14 GMT]]>@ninawillburger oink-ment?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/Workshopshed/statuses/116906235985572075https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.scot/users/Workshopshed/statuses/116906235985572075Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:13:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:48:46 GMT]]>@ninawillburger How is dispensing done with the pig one? Was there a stopper in the tail or snout? Was it maybe that you broke off a spiral tail to dispense the product, or was this meant to be reusable? I wonder if it was meant to tilt to keep the product in after initial use?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Infoseepage/statuses/116905903830331012https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Infoseepage/statuses/116905903830331012Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:48:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:44:38 GMT]]>@Infoseepage Yrs, these vessels are so cool!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.anoxinon.de/users/ninawillburger/statuses/116905887574494576https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.anoxinon.de/users/ninawillburger/statuses/116905887574494576Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:44:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:24:47 GMT]]>@ninawillburger Oinkments?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://queerchen.de/users/steeph/statuses/116905809507375367https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://queerchen.de/users/steeph/statuses/116905809507375367Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:24:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:11:32 GMT]]>@ninawillburger @lavaeolus did you mean oinkment? πŸ˜‰

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ll1t/statuses/116905757395539048https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ll1t/statuses/116905757395539048Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:11:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:50:32 GMT]]>@ninawillburger I saw something very similar to this yesterday at the archeology museum in Thessaloniki. It was a display of elongated blown glass birds that served as disposable single use containers for perfumes. To use the perfume, you snapped off the fragile tip of the tail. I didn't get a picture, but these appear to be them.

https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtefactPorn/comments/1217kyj/roman_birdshaped_glass_vessels_were_used_as/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Infoseepage/statuses/116905674810920379https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Infoseepage/statuses/116905674810920379Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:50:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass. on Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:35:51 GMT]]>@ninawillburger Are there stylistic details that determine whether something like this is a pig or a hedgehog?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/d_rift/statuses/116905617086874217https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/d_rift/statuses/116905617086874217Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:35:51 GMT