| Perfume was at the centre of aesthetics
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| | initially reserved for the use of the
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| and therapeutics for both men and women
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| | gods or export only.
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| in Ancient Egypt. Although the techniques
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| | Excavated reliefs show that from ancient
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| used are mostly unrecorded, historians
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| | times the blend and quantity of perfume
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| look to the literature of Greek and Roman
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| | was as important as how long the scent
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| writers and relief paintings and
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| | would last. Perfume was a major export
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| artefacts to determine the production,
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| | material in ancient times with various
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| fashions and uses of perfume in this
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| | countries battling to produce the highest
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| fascinating era.
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| | quality. Susinum was a particular
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| The act of making perfume was considered
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| | favourite, and the competitive nature
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| an art form in Ancient Egypt. The
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| | shows that in ancient times, some form of
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| craftsperson was considered to be an
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| | uniformity and standard was expected.
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| artist and the profession was open to
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| | Pliny the Elder described an Egyptian
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| women as well as men. The perfume making
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| | perfume that retained its scent after 8
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| process of extraction can be determined
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| | years, and the ancient Greek botanist,
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| by reliefs on the walls of tombs in
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| | Dioscorides, agreed that Egyptian perfume
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| Petosiris. These show that perfume making
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| | was far superior to that made by other
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| had an overseer, workers who completed
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| | civilisations.
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| the extraction and a professional tester
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| | Egyptian perfumes were usually named
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| who completed rigorous testing using the
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| | after the town of production or the main
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| sense of smell.
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| | ingredient. Storage was in glass or stone
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| The reliefs also pictorially detail two
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| | vessels, with alabaster being the most
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| extraction processes. The first process
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| | coveted. The decoration was ornate and
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| shown was an ancient mechanical
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| | often bejewelled, with packaging
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| extraction process which was similar to
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| | reflecting modern day requirements of
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| wine production. This required a large
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| | functionality and attractiveness. Perfume
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| bag and two staffs which were used as a
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| | was burnt as incense, as named in
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| press. The second was a form of chemical
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| | documents from the reign of Thutmose III
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| extraction with the assistance of heat
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| | which detail different varieties such as
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| and soaking in alcohol. The processes are
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| | green incense and white incense. Perfume
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| early versions of modern perfume
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| | was worn for aesthetic reasons, in the
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| extraction techniques that have only
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| | form of oil based liquid infusions, or
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| really advanced in terms of equipment
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| | wax and fat for creams and salves. This
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| available and synthetic ingredients.
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| | suggests there was also a medicinal
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| The reliefs also show red berries poured
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| | purpose recognised.
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| from a container, which details the
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| | Perfume was mainly for the elite classes
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| nature of the products used to extract
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| | until the golden age. It was used by
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| different scents. The ingredients used in
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| | kings who were believed to be of divine
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| perfume were usually plant in origin such
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| | descent as it was believed that the gods
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| as henna and cinnamon. The ancient
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| | favoured perfume. High officials were
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| natural philosopher, Pliny the Elder,
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| | anointed with perfume when they were
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| records floral scents such as iris,
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| | appointed to office to call the favour of
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| bitter almond and lilies in his Natural
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| | the gods.
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| History as being used in abundance. Myrrh
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| | Incense was used to hide the smell of
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| which is a resin from shrubs and other
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| | animal sacrifice during ceremonies. Balms
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| aromatic woods were used. Animal fats
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| | were seen as medicinal as perfume was
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| such as musk are also recorded as being
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| | thought to repel demons and win the
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| used in some perfumes. Some Egyptian
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| | favour of the gods. Perfume was also an
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| recipes are still in existence though
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| | important part of death and burial rites.
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| they are difficult to replicate.
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| | Bodies were perfumed during mummification
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| However, the Egyptians had typically
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| | as it was believed the soul would visit
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| exotic tastes, and in addition to home
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| | the gods and so perfume would repel
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| grown essences, they also imported
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| | demons. Interestingly, 3300 years after
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| aromatics such as ladanum from Arabia and
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| | Tutankhamen death, scent could still be
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| East Africa, galbanum from Persia, and
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| | detected in his tomb.
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| the coveted frankincense due to
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| unsuccessful attempts to grow it in
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| | can be distributed without any previous
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| Egyptian climes. The fact that
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| | authorization from the author. However
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| ingredients were imported even in ancient
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| | the author's name and all the URLs
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| times shows the importance of perfume.
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| | (links) mentioned in the article and
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| The imported varieties were expensive and
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| | biography must be kept.
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