Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Colorless (?). Small, everted rim, with beveled outer lip; cylindrical neck, with tooling around base; piriform body; rounded bottom, flat at center. Intact, except for part of rim and large crack in body; many bubbles; deep pitting and brilliant iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76