Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

ca. 2nd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Spindle-type unguentarium. Colorless with yellow tinge. Tubular rim folded out, over and in, and pressed into broad, flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding slightly downwards; very squat body with rounded sloping sides; uneven bottom with concave center. Intact; pinprick and elongated bubbles; dulling, pitting, faint iridescence, and creamy weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76