Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

2nd–3rd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent dark blue green. Rim folded out, over, and in, with beveled upper surface and sharp outer lip; tall cylindrical neck with shallow tooling indent at base; conical body with rounded edge at base; slightly concave bottom. Broken and repaired; one weathered hole in neck, another in body, and numerous cracks and a hole in body near base; many bubbles and blowing striations; deep pitting, creamy weathering, and brilliant iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

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