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Yuki Hayama
Perfume Bottle: A Gift of the Nile ICeramicsH7 5/8 x W2 1/2 in
H19.4 x W6.5 cm
C21989Further images
Perfume bottles have a long history. The oldest manufacturer discovered dates back to around 1850 BC in Greece. Perfume bottles were originally used for religious and medical applications. On this bottle, I painted the portraits of the young King Tutankhamun, who is perhaps the most well-known pharaoh of the ancient Egyptian civilization, and his wife Queen Ankhesenamun. People in ancient Egypt used perfume oil that is similar to today's perfume.
