Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue green. Rim folded out, over, and in, with beveled outer edge; slightly flaring mouth; cylindrical neck expanding downwards, with tooling indent around base; ovoid body; flat bottom. Horizontal tooled indent around center of body. Complete, but large cracks in neck and body; some pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; patches of faint iridescent weathering on exterior, soil encrustation and weathering on interior with loose soil inside bottle.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76