Glass perfume bottle

Unknown

2nd century CE · Glass · Greek and Roman Art

Translucent light blue-green. Tubular rim folded out, down, round and in, and flattened on beveled top edge; tall cylindrical neck, expanding downward, with horizontal tooling marks around base; low conical body with convex-curving side; broad, flat bottom. Intact; many pinprick bubbles and some blowing striations; some pitting and dulling, iridescence, with small patches of thick weathering around rim on exterior, some soil encrustation and weathering on interior.

Artist

Unknown

Date

2nd century CE

Medium

Glass

Culture

Roman

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Elias Kempner, 1934