Unguentarium

Also known as ampulla unguenti, unguentaria, lacrimarium, lacrimatorium, lacrymatory, lachrymatory, lacrimae, Tear Bottle

thumb|350px|Roman marbled glass piriform unguentarium (front and back) thumb|upright|Unguentarium carved from a 2860-carat Colombian emerald, Habsburg-Lorraine Household Treasure, [[Imperial Treasury, Vienna.]] An unguentarium (: unguentaria), also referred to as balsamarium (: balsamaria), lacrimarium (: lacrimaria) or tears vessel, is a small ceramic or glass bottle found frequently by archaeologists at Hellenistic and Roman sites, especially in cemeteries. Its most common use was probably as a container for oil, though it is also suited for storing and dispensing liquid and powdered substan