The containers in the Pharma section

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Mentioned already long ago in this respect are the so-called Egyptian perfume bottles. A web search will turn up a large number of  pages like the following:

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What is not clear is if these were already manufactured in the 15th C.
Also, since they are blown, the shapes with cylindrical components would not be a natural result of this process.

The two perfume containers on the left date to the VI and IV Century BCE. You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view., You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.. I think that shapes tended to be replicated in different materials. The Egyptian perfume bottles fit well to some of the containers: it would be interesting to trace the history of their shape.


I made some preliminary search, but the three / four leaf-shaped feet are still a mystery.