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Miniature perfume bottle
Translucent pale green.
Rim folded out, over, and in, forming lobsided mouth; slightly funnel-shaped neck, tooled in around base; conical body with slightly convex sides; thick, flattened bottom, concave at center.
Intact; some bubbles; dulling and slight iridescence on exterior; iridescent weathering on interior.
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Title: Glass perfume bottle
Period: Early Imperial
Date: 1st century CE
Culture: Roman
Medium: Glass; blown
Dimensions:
1 5/8 × 13/16 in. (4.2 × 2 cm)
Diam. of rim: 9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Object Number: 74.51.158
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