Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st half of 1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent medium blue. Everted, horizontal rim with angular outer lip; cylindrical neck, tapering downward, with slight horizontal indent around base; squat globular body; flat bottom. Intact, but internal and one surface crack on interior of neck; dulling, pitting, and creamy, iridescent weathering. Horizontal rotary grinding marks on exterior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st half of 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881