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Sarmatian Flask
Unknown1th century BCE - 1th century CE
National Museum of the History of Ukraine
Kyiv, Ukraine
The flask has a spherical body and a cylindrical neck, decorated with a strip of "ivy leaf" ornament filled with multicolored enamel. On the sides of it there are loops for hanging, a gold chain or leather cord was stretched through them.
Such bottles were used in ancient times to store incense or medicinal mixtures. Since various essential oils were always very expensive, they were bought in small doses and stored in the miniature flasks of glass or precious metals.
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Details
- Title: Sarmatian Flask
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1th century BCE - 1th century CE
- Location Created: the Mediterranean Region
- Physical Dimensions: d 27, h 21 mm
- Type: Household items
- Rights: National Museum of the History of Ukraine
- Medium: Gold, opaque glass, forging, punching, embossing, soldering, enamel, granulation, filigree
- Place found: The Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine
- Period: Early Iron Age
- Culture: The Sarmatians
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