Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Thick-walled bottle. Translucent green. Everted rim, folded over and in, with beveled upper surface; cylindrical neck, with a broad tooled indent around base; elongated conical body, curving in to uneven, slightly concave bottom. Complete, but broken and repaired, with cracks running from rim to bottom; pinprick and elongated bubbles, with blowing striations; dulling, pitting, and iridescent 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