Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Translucent blue. Everted rim, folded over and in, with beveled upper surface; cylindrical neck, with horizontal tooling marks around base; steeply sloping shoulder; cylindrical body, expanding slightly downwards; small kick at center of bottom and large circular pontil mark. Intact; many bubbles and blowing striations; deep pitting and brilliant iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

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