Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Translucent blue-green. Everted rim, folded over and in; cylindrical neck with horizontal tooled indent around base; tall, slender conical body; slightly concave bottom. Broken around top of neck with only a quarter of rim remaining; many bubbles and blowing striations; deep pitting and iridescence on exterior, some thick creamy brown 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

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