Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Translucent blue-green. Everted rim, folded over and in, and flattened on upper surface; slender, cylindrical neck, with horizontal tooled indent around base; slender conical body, curving in to thick, small, flat bottom. Intact; pinprick and elongated bubbles; deep pitting, creamy weathering, and brilliant iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

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