Glass perfume bottle

Roman, Cypriot

Not on view

Translucent streaky purple.
Fine, rounded rim with slight upward lip, flaring mouth; cylindrical neck, expanding downwards to elongated piriform body, drawn out into a rounded, solid knob.
Broken and repaired with one small hole in neck; pinprick bubbles and blowing striations; dulling and pitting, with patches of iridescent weathering on exterior; iridescent weathering and soil encrustation on interior.

Glass perfume bottle, Glass, Roman, Cypriot

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Glass perfume bottle, Glass, Roman, Cypriot
Glass perfume bottle, Glass, Roman, Cypriot

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