Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent deep purple. Plain, rounded rim; small, flaring, funnel-shaped mouth; cylindrical neck, with slight tooling around base; globular body; small, pushed-in bottom. Intact; some bubbles; slight pitting, areas of iridescent weathering, and soil encrustation inside neck.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman, Cypriot

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76