Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st–2nd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue green. Rim folded out, over, and in, flattened on top and forming slight constriction to mouth; cylindrical neck with tooled line around base; ovoid body; small, flat bottom. Irregular tooled line around upper part of body. Broken and repaired, with vertical crack in neck; pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and iridescent weathering, with some soil encrustation on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76