Glass perfume bottle

Period:
Mid Imperial
Date:
2nd–3rd century A.D.
Culture:
Roman
Medium:
Glass; blown
Dimensions:
Overall: 7in. (17.8cm) Other: 2 11/16in. (6.8cm)
Classification:
Glass
Credit Line:
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number:
74.51.92
  • Description

    Colorless with pale blue-green tinge.
    Thick, rounded rim, folded out, over, and in, with fairly broad collar to mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downward and tooled in around base; elongated piriform body; pushed-in bottom with kick and slight trace of pontil scar.
    Intact; a few elongated and pinprick bubbles; slight dulling on exterior; iridescent weathering on interior.

  • Provenance

    From Cyprus

  • References

    Myres, J.L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 5298, p. 509.

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