Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st–early 2nd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent purple. Everted rim, folded over and in, flattened unevenly on upper surface; cylindrical neck with slight tooling indent around base; globular body; flat bottom. On upper body, a band of three concentric wheel-cut lines, comprising two fine lines flanking a central broader line. Intact; many bubbles and blowing striations; pitting and brilliant iridescence on exterior, soil encrustation and weathering on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st–early 2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

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