Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Translucent pale blue green. Everted rim, folded over and in, and pressed flat around mouth; cylindrical neck, with deep horizontal tooled indent around base; bulbous body; almost flat bottom. Intact; some bubbles; slight pitting and faint iridescence on exterior, soil encrustation, weathering, and 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