Perfume Bottle

Perfume Bottle

If ever you have an earnest desire to travel back to history in the art of scents and fragrances, then you should visit the Museum of Barcelona in Spain. It is installed in Paseo de Gracia 39 which was inaugurated in 1963 in order to showcase the evolution of the different kinds of perfume bottle all over the world.

Greek Lekanys
Originated in Magna Graecia specifically in Paestrum, Greek Lekanys is believed to have been used around the 4th century B.C. It is perfume bottle consisting of two separate parts. The first is a truncated conical- shape recipient with thin bottom and two handles. The second has a flattened lid that ends in a round salience that was utilized as a grip. It is intentionally inverted where it also serves as palette. On a black background, it has a combination of yellow and white designs.

Greek Lebes Gamikos
Of the period 4th century B.C., Greek Lebes Gamikos has been traced in Magna Graecia. It has a truncated conical- shape vase that has a lid and two vertical grips. In the upper portion, it has about four small protuberances and geometric patterns. It also decorated with two heads of females between palm trees and leaves.

Greek Aryballos
Coming from Rhodes, Greek Aryballos is from the 6th century period before Christ. It is a perfume bottle that is anthtopomorphic where it is a warrior's head with a helmet. It may look scary at first because it may seem real. It is made of two- tone ceramic.

Greek Guttus
From Magna Graecia, Greek Gutus comes from the 4th century B.C. period. It has a flattened spherical shape with very long grip and trim lining in the neck. In the center, there are elongated figures of a woman bringing an ephebe. It is reddish in color on a pure black background.

Greek Pelike
Another from Magna Greacia specifically in Taranto, Greek Pelike is deemed to belong in the 4th century before Christ. It is a perfume bottle that has a two vertical grips that is combined with a mouth and body. It also has geometric designs on the neck with two figures, one is an ephebe with a mirror while the latter is a woman carrying a vase in a votive tart. It is decorated in red hues on black background.

Greek Alabastron
One more from Greece specifically in Attica, Greek Alabastron is believed to be from the 5th century B.C. It has a protruding neck with a long body of a vase. It is decorated with black designs where one figure can be spotted wielding a spear while another man is confronting him. It is painted in a reddish hue background.