Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Small unguentarium. Translucent light blue. Rim folded out, over, and in; flaring mouth; slender cylindrical neck with tooled indent around base; elongated ovoid body; small flattened bottom. Intact; pinprick and a few larger bubbles; dulling on exterior, brilliant iridescent weathering on interior; neck blocked by encrusted soil and some loose soil in bottle.

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