The making of lily perfume,fragment from the decoration of an Egyptian tomb. The Ancient Egyptians loved beautiful fragrances. They associated them with the gods and recognized their positive effect on health and well being. Perfumes were generally applied as oil-based salves,and there are numerous recipes and depictions of the preparation of perfume in temples all over Egypt. The most highly prized perfumes of the ancient world came from Egypt. 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). The god of perfume,Nefertum,was also a god of healing who was said to have eased the suffering of the aging sun god Re with a bouquet of sacred lotus | |
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