Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Translucent pale blue green. Rim folded out, over, and in; flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, tooled in around base; conical body with rounded curve to slightly raised, flat bottom. Faint horizontal tooled indent around upper part of body. Intact; many pinprick and larger bubbles and blowing striations; dulling, pitting, and iridescence on exterior; soil encrustation and creamy brown weathering on inside of neck.

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