One of my favorite glass vessels: A marvellous Roman vessel in the form of a pig, made of blue glass.
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@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/
@Infoseepage Yrs, these vessels are so cool!
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@Infoseepage Yrs, these vessels are so cool!
@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?
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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.
️ Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln@ninawillburger oink-ment?
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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.️ Römisch-Germanisches Museum KölnThis pig could fly, the loops on the back are for wings attachment...
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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.️ Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln@ninawillburger @ShaulaEvans Oh my heavens. That is absolutely wonderful. I need someone to sell reproductions!
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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.️ Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln@ninawillburger My neighbour has pigs. Therefore, I'm fascinated about the status of pigs, especially in connection with perfume.
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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.️ Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln@ninawillburger Roman flattery: "You smell like a pig out of its arse"
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@ninawillburger @lavaeolus did you mean oinkment?
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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.️ Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln@ninawillburger Wonderful. Thanks for sharing this.
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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.️ Römisch-Germanisches Museum Köln@ninawillburger It also looks a lot like a Portuguese Man-O-War, which is neither nere nor there but I find it kinda funny
