Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

early to mid-1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent amber yellow, with opaque white trail. Unworked, knocked-off rim; flaring mouth; short, cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; sloping shoulder; squat body, with sides curving down and inwards; concave bottom. Single trail applied in a spiral from rim to bottom, marvered and tooled into pattern of hanging loops on shoulder and neck. Broken and repaired, parts of rim and mouth missing; pinprick bubbles; pitting, dulling, and iridescence, with some patches of creamy weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early to mid-1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76