Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

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

Translucent pale blue-green, heavily streaked with manganese purple. Everted rim, folded over and in, flattened on upper surface; tall cylindrical neck, expanding downwards, then tooled in around base; squat globular body; bottom slightly pushed-in. Broken and repaired around top of neck; pinprick and elongated bubbles; deep pitting and weathering with some iridescence.

Artist

Unknown

Date

late 1st–3rd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of Mary Anna Palmer Draper, 1915