Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Translucent dark blue-green. Everted rim, folded over and in, with beveled upper surface; cylindrical neck with broad horizontal indent around base; elongated piriform body; small, slightly concave bottom. Intact, except for weathered chip in underside of rim and irregular chips in bottom; bubbles; dulling, iridescence, and patchy weathering.

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