Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Colorless, with slight blue green tinge. Rim folded out, down, over, and in, with beveled upper surface and slight verticla lip above mouth; short cylindrical neck, tooled in around base; elongated globular body; small rounded but slanting bottom. Intact; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; dulling and iridescence on exterior, soil encrustation and creamy weathering around mouth, and patches of iridescent weathering on interior.

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