Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with blue green tinge. Plain, rounded rim; flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downward and tooled in around base; elongated conical body with convex sides; flat bottom. Intact; some bubbles; dulling, with patches of pitting and iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76