Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

2nd–3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Candlestick unguentarium. Colorless with greenish tinge. Partially tubular rim, unevenly folded out in broad, horizontal lip, turned in, and pressed into top of mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downward and tooled in around base; convex sloping sides to body; pushed-in bottom. Intact; few bubbles; iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman, Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76