Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with pale blue green tinge. Rim folded out, over, and in, with beveled upper surface; slightly flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, slightly tooled in around base; broad, ovoid body; small, slight concave bottom. Horizontal tooled indent around upper part of body. Intact; pinprick and a few larger bubbles; deep pitting and brilliant iridescent weathering on exterior, limy encrustation and creamy brown weathering on interior.

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