Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

3rd–4th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Small perfume bottle Translucent blue. Rim folded out, over, and in; flaring mouth; cylindrical but slightly concave neck; lobsided sloping shoulder; roughly squared body with two indented sides; kick in bottom with traces of round pontil mark. Intact; many bubbles and some white gritty inclusions; slight pitting and patches of iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd–4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76