Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent purple. Everted, rounded rim; cylindrical neck, with horizontal tooled indent around base; broad, conical body, curving in sharply at base; slightly concave bottom. Intact; many bubbles; little weathering on exterior, soil encrustation, weathering, and iridescence on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917