Unguentaria

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Laura K.C. McCormack
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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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Laura K.C. McCormack
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.

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