Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent deep purple. Everted rim with lip rounded in the flame; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards; squat, globular body; slightly concave bottom. Broken and repaired, with two-thirds of rim missing and two large holes in body; some pinprick and larger bubbles; patches of dulling, creamy brown weathering, and iridescence.

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