Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent cobalt blue. Rim folded out, over, and in, with raised inner lip; funnel-shaped neck, with slight tooling marks around base; squat, bulbous body; concave bottom. Tooling lines around upper body Intact; some bubbles and blowing striations; iridescent weathering with patches of dulling and pitting.

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