Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum
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Agios Nikolaos Archaeological Museum
A collection of Roman glass unguentaria (1st–2nd Century CE) used for storing perfumes, oils, or funerary offerings, displaying the iridescent weathering typical of ancient glass.
Μια συλλογή από ρωμαϊκά γυάλινα μυροδοχεία (1ος–2ος αι. μ.Χ.) που χρησιμοποιούνταν για τη φύλαξη αρωμάτων, ελαίων ή ταφικών προσφορών, με την χαρακτηριστική ιριδίζουσα φθορά του αρχαίου γυαλιού. Made with the technique of free-blown glass.
Glass unguentaria.
Small perfume bottles made with the technique of free-blown glass replaced existing clay examples in the 1st cent. A.D.
They were a common burial offering during the Roman period. This technique of glass making first appeared in the mid 1st cent. B.C, but became well known from the 1st cent A.D.