Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Small perfume bottle Translucent pale green. Rim folded out, over, and in, with flattned upper surface; cylindrical neck, with tooling marks around base; convex sloping shoulder with tooling marks below; very squat bulbous body; flat bottom. Intact; some bubbles; dulling and iridescent weathering.

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