Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with pale blue green tinge. Rim folded out, over, and in, forming uneven constriction on one side of mouth; cylindrical neck with tooled indent around base; squat piriform body; thick bottom, slightly concave at center. Intact; pinprick bubbles; dulling and iridescence on exterior; patches of soil encrustation and iridescent weathering 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