Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Miniature perfume bottle Translucent blue. Rim folded out, over, and in, flattened on top; long, cylindrical neck, tooled in around base; lentoid body with tooled indents in both sides; round bottom. Intact; some pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering.

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