29/01/2022
PERFUME
in the stone age
Primitive man knew perfume from inhaling roses and herbs, so he would cut aromatic herbs and burn them to give him fragrant smells, and this was often intended for religious purposes, not for decoration.
In the ancient Egyptian civilization
Perfume industry in ancient Egypt
Egypt had the biggest role in establishing the perfume industry, and there were two ways to make it: The first was to put flowers in a large papyrus panel with two ends held by two women. The roses were placed with a little water on the inside of the board, and then each lady rotated the party that held it against the direction of the other lady, and it was done. The era of roses, and a large vase was placed under them to accommodate the squeezed quantity, and then kept in ceramic and pottery pots. This type of perfume is part of the offerings made to the gods or to bid farewell to the deceased and was not for decorative purposes
Egypt was the world leader in the creation of perfume and was closely associated with the international perfume trade.
The most highly prized perfumes of the ancient world came from Egypt. Of these, arguably the most popular were Susinum (a perfume based on lily, myrrh, cinnamon),
Cyprinum (based upon henna, cardamom, cinnamon, myrrh, and southernwood), and Mendesian (myrrh and cassia with assorted gums and resins). Mendesian was named after the ancient city of Mendes, and although the perfume was produced in other locations at a later date, the best variety was still thought to be that from Mendes.
They also loved Stakte, a perfume with a fairly strong aroma of myrrh, Rhondinium (based on the highly popular scent of rose), and a scent simply known as “the Egyptian” which seems to have been based on cinnamon and myrrh with sweet wine.
Perfumes were generally stored in beautiful alabaster bottles, but there is also some evidence that blue glass bottles may have been used at times.