Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale yellow green. Plain, rounded rim; flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding slightly downward and with tooling grooves around base; elongated conical body with convex sides; slightly concave bottom. Intact; a few bubbles and black impurities; patches of dulling and weathering; 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