Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with green tinge. Rim folded out, over, and in; flaring mouth; cylindrical neck expanding downward, with slight tooling around base; elongated piriform body with convex sides; concave bottom. Intact; many bubbles; deep weathering and pitting; brilliant iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76