Glass ribbed perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless. Everted, slanting rim; cylindrical, slightly funnel-shaped neck; squat piriform body; slightly concave bottom. On body, eight irregularly spaced and shaped ribs with projecting rounded edges. Intact, except for small chip in rim; many bubbles; pitting, thick creamy weathering, and brilliant iridescence, with soil encrustation on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

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