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Glass perfume bottles in the shape of birds, Roman Empire, 1st century BCE/AD (media.kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by PugJesus@kbin.social to c/HistoryArtifacts@kbin.social

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[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Here it says:

Sealed since its manufacture, containing the remains of balsam and the liquid in which it was once suspended. The vessel would be blown and filled through either the open tail or beak, which would then be reheated to seal it.

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