Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Miniature perfume bottle Colorless with pale green tinge. Rim folded out, over, and in; cylindrical neck, with broad, tooled-in area around base; squat bulbous body; small, slightly concave bottom. Intact; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering covering most of surfaces.

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