Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue. Rim folded out, down, and in, with jagged inner lip; cylindrical neck, tooled in around base; sloping shoulder; cylindrical body, with convex sides; rounded bottom, concave at center. Intact; pinprick bubbles, blowing striations, and a few glassy inclusions; dulling and faint iridescence on exterior; patches of creamy weathering and iridecence 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