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LACRYMATOIRE [2 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

tear bottle: an item in the "Ceremonial Objects" class of the "Communication Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

lacrymatoire : objet de la classe «Objets cérémoniels» de la catégorie «Objets de communication».

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-11-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Antique Ceramics (Museums and Heritage)
  • Archaeology
DEF

A small phial (especially of terracotta or glass) found in Roman and later Greek tombs, formerly supposed to have been a bottle into which mourners dropped their tears, but now believed to have been used as a perfume bottle.

OBS

A small earthen or glass vase found in ancient tombs for containing balms and perfumes sprayed on pyres and ashes of the dead.

Key term(s)
  • lacrimatory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Céramique ancienne (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Archéologie
DEF

Petite fiole ou petit vase funéraire romain en terre cuite ou en verre qui servait, croyait-on, à recueillir les larmes des pleureuses et contenait, en fait, les huiles odorantes ou les baumes nécessaires au rite des funérailles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Objetos de colección (Museos y Patrimonio)
  • Cerámica antigua (Museos y Patrimonio)
  • Arqueología
CONT

Lacrimatorio (del latín lacrima, "lágrima") es un tipo de vasija pequeña o vial de terracota, alabastro o cristal. Recibe este nombre por ser frecuente en tumbas romanas y griegas tardías, en las que [...] se creía que los dolientes derramaban sus lágrimas. Tienen forma ahusada, o de frasco con un largo cuello pequeño y cuerpo con forma bulbosa. También pudieron ser usadas para guardar ungüentos, quizá pomadas o pastas fragantes [...]

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