Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Small flask Translucent purple. Rim folded out, round, and in; funnel-shaped neck, with tooling marks around base; squat piriform body with convex sides; kick in bottom. Intact; bubbles and blowing striations; dulling and iridescence on exterior; enamel-like weathering on interior.

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