Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale blue. Rim folded out, over, and in, with flattened upper surface; cylindrical neck with broad horizontal tooling indent around base; piriform body; broad, flat bottom. Intact; many pinprick bubbles; dulling, pitting, and brilliant iridescence on exterior, soil encrustation and patchy weathering 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