Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue. Lopsided rim folded out, over, and in, with vertical inner lip; cylindrical neck, with tooling marks around base; broad piriform body; flat bottom. Wheel-cut horizontal groove around upper body. Broken and repaired, with numerous holes and losses, and many cracks; pinprick and larger bubbles; dulling, deep pitting, and brilliant iridescent weathering. Thick, heavy glass.

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