Egyptian Perfume Bottle

Perfumes and fragrances can be traced most notably to the ancient Egyptian civilization. In fact, Egyptians associated their perfumes with the gods. The fragrances were considered to be the sweat of the sun god, Ra. Given the influences of ancient Egypt on the ancient Roman and Greek civilizations, the use of scents spread throughout the ancient world. Other ancient cultures, such as ancient Iranians and the ancient Chinese, also prized fragrances, though the Chinese used scent in the form of incense instead of perfumes to be worn.