#scentbottle

Image - Lily perfume in the making (Ancient Egypt).

The use of perfume in the ancient world was associated with religion, cleanliness, spirituality, and of course, smelling great.

An Emirati perfumery claims it has created the most expensive perfume in the world, priced at a nostril-flaring $1,295,000 for three liters, its makers say it's the product of three years of research and 494 perfume trials.

The perfume comes in an Italian Murano crystal bottle, which is adorned with a gold falcon, Arabian horses, roses and a globe, contains 3,571 diamonds -- 38.55 carats in total -- giant pearls, two kilograms of 18-karat gold and over five kilograms of pure silver.