Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Colorless with many translucent purple streaks. Rim folded out, over, and in, with uneven, beveled upper lip; cylindrical neck but slightly bulging and tooled in around base; low, bulbous body; flattened bottom. Intact; pinprick bubbles; some iridescent weathering on exterior, soil encrustation of interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76