Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Colourless. Rounded rim, folded out, down, over, and in, and smoothed into surface of flaring mouth; cylindrical neck; squat bulbous body; bottom with pushed-in center and traces of pontil mark. Intact; many pinprick, some large and elongated bubbles, and blowing striations; dulling, iridescence, and patches of thick creamy brown weathering, with some soil encrustation 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