Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue green. Rim folded out, over, and in; slightly funnel-shaped, cylindrical neck, with faint tooling marks around base; piriform body; slightly convex bottom. Intact; many pinprick and small bubbles, with blowing striations; dulling and faint iridescent weathering, with small areas of pitting on exterior; soil encrustation and weathering on neck and side of body 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