Ἐξάλειπτρον
unguentary
Translated by William Hutton9 Aug 2007Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
[Meaning] the flask [sc. full] of unguent,1 the alabastron,2 from which diners anoint themselves.3 Aristophanes [writes]: "hold out the unguentary here, like this, woman."4