Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

1st century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Colorless with blue-green tinge. Rim folded out, over, and in with beveled upper edge; cylindrical neck, expanding downward and tooled in around base; tall bulbous body; concave bottom. On body, three bands of two fine abraded horizontal lines. Intact; many bubbles and blowing striations; dulling, patches of deep pitting and iridescent weathering.

Artist

Unknown

Date

1st century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Miss Ida H. Ogilvie, 1951