Glass fusiform bottle

Unknown

3rd–4th century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Fusiform perfume bottle Translucent pale green. Tubular rim folded out, round, and in, forming irregular oval mouth; cylindrical, concave neck; short, sloping shoulder; slender, bulbous body, tapering downward, with irregular pattern of four indents at top; rounded bottom, with flat pad from pontil. Intact; pinprick bubbles; dulling, creamy weathering, and iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

3rd–4th century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76