Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Small candlestick unguentarium. Translucent pale blue green. Rim folded out, over and in; flaring mouth; slender, and slightly concave cylindrical neck, with irregular bulges from tooling around top and horizontal indents around base; conical body; pushed-in bottom, with traces of circular pontil mark. Intact; many pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; deep pitting, dulling, and brilliant iridescence with small patches of thick creamy brown, enamel-like weathering.

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