Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Small perfume bottle Translucent pale blue green. Uneven rim, folded out, over, and in; funnel-shaped neck, tooled in around base; piriform body; concave bottom. Intact; many pinprick and small bubbles; dulling and pitting on exterior, thick enamel-like weathering and brilliant iridescence on interior.

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