Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

2nd–3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue-green. Thick rim folded out, over, and in, with beveled upper surface; cylindrical neck, expanding downward, with tooling marks around base; squat, bulbous body, with convex sides; concave bottom. Intact; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; deeply pitted and weathered, with brilliant iridescence on most of surface.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76