Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Candlestick unguentarium. Translucent pale green, with large purplish streak in body and lower part of neck. Thick rim folded out, over, and in; slightly concave, cylindrical neck, tooled in around base; convex sides to body, curving out and downward; slightly concave bottom with off-center pontil scar. Spiral tooling grooves on body. Thick-walled and heavy. Intact; many bubbles; dulling, deep waethering, and faint iridescence.

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