Glass mosaic perfume bottle

Unknown

early 1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent blue, with opaque white trails. Plain, rounded rim; very narrow flaring mouth; cylindrical neck; piriform body; small, pushed-in bottom. Marvered white trails applied to surface, forming three eye-like swirls around body. Complete, except for chip in rim and mouth; one large weathered bubble in body; pitting and weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917