Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Translucent deep blue green. Everted rim, with rounded outer lip and flattened upper surface; cylindrical neck, expanding slightly downwards, with fine horizontal tooling indent around base; squat, conical body; thick, almost flat bottom with pontil mark. Intact; some bubbles; slight pitting, iridescence, and brownish weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman, Egyptian

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

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