Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st–early 2nd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with bluish tinge. Rim folded out, over, and in, with beveled upper surface; cylindrical neck, with slight tooling marks around base; squat, globular body; slightly concave bottom. Fairly heavy, thick glass. Single horizontal cut groove around upper part of body. Intact; some pinprick bubbles; dulling and iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–early 2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76