Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with greenish tinge. Small rim, folded out, over, and in; tall, cylindrical neck, tooled in at base; piriform body; flat bottom. Broken and repaired on neck below rim; many pinprick bubbles; deep pitting and iridescent weathering.

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