Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

mid-1st–early 2nd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent yellow green. Rim folded out, round, and in; cylindrical neck, tooled in around base; slender, elongated piriform body; thick, flattened bottom. Intact; many bubbles; deep pitting, brilliant iridescent weathering, and dulling.

Artist

Unknown

Date

mid-1st–early 2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76