Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent cobalt blue. Lopsided, everted rim, folded over and in, and flattened on top; cylindrical neck, with irregular horizontal tooling indents around base; conical body, curving in to small, flat bottom. Complete, but cracked on one side of body; pinprick bubbles; dulling and patches of iridescent weathering, with some encrustation on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Edward C. Moore Collection, Bequest of Edward C. Moore, 1891