Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

early to mid-1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent pale yellowish green; trail in opaque white. Outsplayed rim, folded down, round, and in, with flattened top surface and inner lip around mouth; wide cylindrical neck, with horizontal tooled indent around base; piriform body; slightly concave bottom with pontil scar. Trail applied to center of bottom and wound up in a spiral, extending to rim, marvered and then tooled into a festoon pattern with six vertical strokes. Intact; large surface bubbles, elongated on neck; pitting, thick creamy weathering, and iridescence. With pear shaped body, combed threads.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early to mid-1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935