Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Translucent turquoise blue. Fine outsplayed rim; cylindrical neck; squat carinated body; flat bottom. Intact; dulling and pitting on exterior, creamy, iridescent weathering on interior. 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