Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Translucent green. Lob-sided rim folded out, down, round, and in, and pressed flat around mouth; tall, slanting cylindrical neck, tapering downwards, with slight tooling around base; irregular, low conical body; slight kick in bottom with trace of pontil mark. Intact; many pinprick and elongated bubbles with some large bubbles in body; dulling, pitting, and brilliant iridescence on exterior, soil encrustation and thick weathering on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881