Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Candlestick unguentarium. Colorless with pale greenish tinge and purple streaks. Rim folded out, over and in; flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards, with indent around base; undulating bulbous body, expanding downwards; convexbottom. Intact; pinprick, elongated, and some larger bubbles; black impurities in rim; faint iridescence on exterior; small patches of soil encrustation and thin whitish weathering on interior.

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