Archæol. [L. unguentārium (vās), f. unguent-um UNGUENT sb.] A vessel for holding ointment: an unguentary.
1859. R. Hunt, Guide Mus. Pract. Geol. (ed. 2), 85. Vases, bowls, lamps, unguentaria, amphoræ.
1888. Pall Mall G., 22 Aug., 5/2. Besides the unguentaria, there are specimens of the early Phœnician glass.