Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

late 1st–3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue green. Rim folded out, partially down, round and in, with beveled outer edge on one side; flaring mouth; cylindrical neck with slight horizontal tooling marks around base; irregular, small conical body; pushed-in bottom. Intact; many pinprick and some large and elongated bubbles; iridescence and slight weathering on exterior, some soil encrustation and brownish weathering with brilliant iridescence on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881