Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

2nd–3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent yellow green. Tubular rim folded out, over, and in, flattened on top; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards, with tooling marks around base; narrow horizontal shoulder; bulbous body; convex bottom. Intact; pinprick bubbles; patches of limy encrustation and iridescent weathering, with thicker soil encrustation on interior of neck.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76